The House of the Scorpion

by

Nancy Farmer

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Mr. MacGregor Character Analysis

Mr. MacGregor is the second-most powerful drug lord in Opium. He is a close friend and ally of El Patrón and the father of Tom. He has red hair and blue eyes. Like El Patrón, MacGregor creates clones so that he can harvest organs from them in order to extend his own life.

Mr. MacGregor Quotes in The House of the Scorpion

The The House of the Scorpion quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. MacGregor or refer to Mr. MacGregor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Free Will vs. Predetermination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 19 Quotes

It couldn’t be! Matt pressed his hands against his temples to keep the idea inside. If he didn’t think it, it wouldn’t be real.

But it slipped through his fingers anyway. MacGregor had created a clone so he could have transplants when he needed them. The thing in the hospital had every reason to howl! And what was the source of El Patrón’s fetal implants?

Related Characters: Matteo “Matt” Alacrán, Matteo “El Patrón” Alacrán, Mr. MacGregor, MacGregor’s Clone
Page Number: 191
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Mr. MacGregor Quotes in The House of the Scorpion

The The House of the Scorpion quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. MacGregor or refer to Mr. MacGregor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Free Will vs. Predetermination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 19 Quotes

It couldn’t be! Matt pressed his hands against his temples to keep the idea inside. If he didn’t think it, it wouldn’t be real.

But it slipped through his fingers anyway. MacGregor had created a clone so he could have transplants when he needed them. The thing in the hospital had every reason to howl! And what was the source of El Patrón’s fetal implants?

Related Characters: Matteo “Matt” Alacrán, Matteo “El Patrón” Alacrán, Mr. MacGregor, MacGregor’s Clone
Page Number: 191
Explanation and Analysis: