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John Lambert
The eel boy was a boy from Cromwell’s childhood. The two were enemies, and during a fight, Cromwell killed the eel boy with a knife. That memory haunts Cromwell in the present and becomes a symbol of Cromwell’s regrets in life, while also underlining Cromwell’s capacity for cruelty and violence.
The eel boy Quotes in The Mirror & the Light
The The Mirror & the Light quotes below are all either spoken by The eel boy or refer to The eel boy. 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:
).
Part 6, Chapter 1: Pages 719-747
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‘You shouldn’t believe in ghosts,’ [Cromwell] says uncertainly.
‘I don’t,’ Martin says. ‘But who are they to care, if I believe in them or not?’
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The eel boy Quotes in The Mirror & the Light
The The Mirror & the Light quotes below are all either spoken by The eel boy or refer to The eel boy. 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:
).
Part 6, Chapter 1: Pages 719-747
Quotes
‘You shouldn’t believe in ghosts,’ [Cromwell] says uncertainly.
‘I don’t,’ Martin says. ‘But who are they to care, if I believe in them or not?’
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
