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A member of the resistance group's Council. He's Anishnaabe and is very kind to Frenchie, though Frenchie has to contend with the fact that Clarence is also Derrick's uncle. Clarence shows that he doesn't play favorites, however, and reprimands Derrick for not waking himself up to go on the hunt. He also tells Frenchie that, as Indigenous people, they have the skills and knowledge to heal their lands. He believes that they'll be able to return one day and save the planet.
Clarence Quotes in The Marrow Thieves
The The Marrow Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Clarence or refer to Clarence. 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:
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Word Arrives in Black Quotes
"I mean we can start healing the land. We have the knowledge, kept through the first round of these blasted schools, from before that, when these visitors first made their way over here like angry children throwing tantrums. When we heal our land, we are healed also." Then he added, "We'll get there. Maybe not soon, but eventually."
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Clarence Character Timeline in The Marrow Thieves
The timeline below shows where the character Clarence appears in The Marrow Thieves. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Found
...they cry and grieve. Later, Frenchie sits between Miig and Dad. Dad introduces his Council: Clarence, Mint, Bullet, General, Jo-jo, and Rebecca. Miig introduces his group and explains losing RiRi and...
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The Circle
...early and quickly sets out to work on assigned chores. At lunch, Frenchie sits with Clarence. The young man who took Frenchie's gun wanders over, and Clarence introduces him as his...
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...it's too big to be invisible, so they have to find space and defend it. Clarence and Derrick step into the circle with drums, which annoys Frenchie. He gets even angrier...
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Word Arrives in Black
...morning, grabs the rifle, and creeps out. He checks Rose's tent—she's alone—and starts to walk. Clarence, Miig, General, and some other men flag Frenchie and invite him to hunt. They spend...
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...Frenchie feels smug and then giddy when Derrick jogs up to them and complains that Clarence didn't wake him up. Clarence says that Derrick needs to get himself up like Frenchie...
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Lost and Found and Lost
The Council calls a meeting early in the morning. Clarence explains that they need to organize everyone not participating in the raid to move, as...
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Locks Mean Nothing to Ghosts
...up a fight, but the men are annoyed by the rough treatment from Derrick and Clarence. The man with his hair in a towel turns around when he hears Clarence let...
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Clarence pulls Rose, Frenchie, and Bullet aside. He says that the pale man is actually Cree;...
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Clarence leads the group back to camp. Frenchie finds himself beside the pale Cree man and...
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