Ricky is Roxy’s older half-brother, and Bernie and Barbara’s middle son. Ricky is raped and castrated by a group of three women while drunk one evening at a bar, despite his protests and attempts to scream for them to stop. This tragedy underscores the drastic power shift that the power causes, particularly as it relates to sexual encounters between men and women.
Ricky Monke Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Ricky Monke or refer to Ricky Monke. 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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Chapter 24: Roxy
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Sam says, “He was asking for it. He begged us for it. Fucking begged us, followed us, told us what he wanted done to him. Filthy little scrote, knew just what he was looking for, couldn’t get enough of it, wanted us to hurt him, would have licked up my piss if I’d asked him, that’s your fucking brother. Looks like butter wouldn’t melt, but he’s a dirty little boy.”
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Ricky Monke Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Ricky Monke or refer to Ricky Monke. 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:
).
Chapter 24: Roxy
Quotes
Sam says, “He was asking for it. He begged us for it. Fucking begged us, followed us, told us what he wanted done to him. Filthy little scrote, knew just what he was looking for, couldn’t get enough of it, wanted us to hurt him, would have licked up my piss if I’d asked him, that’s your fucking brother. Looks like butter wouldn’t melt, but he’s a dirty little boy.”
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Related Themes:
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Explanation and Analysis:
