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Aubrey is a popular girl in Suzy and Franny’s grade that they each pledge never to be like—they think she’s mean. But, over time, Franny starts acting more like Aubrey and spending time with her. Suzy struggles to fit in with Aubrey’s friends, leading to a divide between Suzy and Franny.
Aubrey Quotes in The Thing About Jellyfish
The The Thing About Jellyfish quotes below are all either spoken by Aubrey or refer to Aubrey. 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 13 Quotes
“But you’d never be like Aubrey,” I say.
“Yeah, but just in case. Send me a signal. Like a secret message.”
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Chapter 34 Quotes
Then you disappear.
I do not wonder if this is the last image I will ever have of you on this Earth. Why would I wonder such a thing?
What I am thinking now is simply this: You did not look.
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Chapter 39 Quotes
Everything was supposedly over and we were supposed to start getting on with life.
But I was sure: I wasn’t going to accept this thing that had happened, the way all those others were doing.
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Aubrey Character Timeline in The Thing About Jellyfish
The timeline below shows where the character Aubrey appears in The Thing About Jellyfish. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13
...danced around Franny’s room. While they were having fun, Franny said that Suzy looked like Aubrey, the girl who claimed to be the most popular in the whole grade. Neither of...
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Chapter 20
...even realizing it. One day, Franny went to another group of girls, one that included Aubrey. The next day, Suzy forced Franny to sit with her, but it felt weird. Finally,...
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At lunch, Suzy couldn’t stop talking around Aubrey and the other girls, embarrassing Franny. Afterwards, Franny accused Suzy of being “weird,” and it...
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Chapter 23
Back at the beginning of middle school, Suzy learned that while sitting with Franny, Aubrey, and the others, she should stay quiet instead of talking too much. Eventually, Suzy left...
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Chapter 25
...Rock Lake. Suzy sat alone on the bus ride there while Franny sat next to Aubrey. At night, a teacher named Mr. Andrews asked everyone to be quiet, then describe what...
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Chapter 29
...thinks that Mrs. Turton and some of the other students understand. She thinks she sees Aubrey and a girl named Molly miming to each other that Suzy is crazy. Mrs. Turton...
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Chapter 39
...her mom and dad, and Mrs. Turton, whom she hadn’t had as a teacher yet. Aubrey and Molly were together and looked like they were crying. In spite of it being...
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Chapter 62
...nervous about going inside to the actual dancing area. Suzy is surprised, since Sarah is Aubrey’s lab partner and often talks to Molly—it seems like she has friends. Sarah explains that...
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