One of the two men who serve as Liem’s hosts in “The Other Man,” along with Parrish Coyne. Marcus is from Hong Kong, is in his early twenties, is finishing college, and is in a romantic relationship with Parrish. He had been sent overseas for school by his father, who was an executive at a rubber company, but his father had disowned him when an ex-lover of Marcus’s had sent him very “candid” photos, revealing that he was gay. Marcus takes an interest in Liem, and when Parrish leaves for a weekend, the two kindle a romance of their own. But while Marcus and Liem share an intimate connection, Marcus does not return Liem’s expression of love, which makes Liem feel even more isolated than he had been.
Marcus Chan Quotes in The Refugees
The The Refugees quotes below are all either spoken by Marcus Chan or refer to Marcus Chan. 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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The Other Man
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In the darkness, he heard the rustle of mosquito netting as the others masturbated also. The next morning, everyone looked at each other blankly, and nobody spoke of what had occurred the previous evening, as if it were an atrocity in the jungle better left buried.
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Marcus Chan Quotes in The Refugees
The The Refugees quotes below are all either spoken by Marcus Chan or refer to Marcus Chan. 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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The Other Man
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In the darkness, he heard the rustle of mosquito netting as the others masturbated also. The next morning, everyone looked at each other blankly, and nobody spoke of what had occurred the previous evening, as if it were an atrocity in the jungle better left buried.
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