Trainspotting

by

Irvine Welsh

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Sharon Character Analysis

Sharon is Billy’s girlfriend who is pregnant with his child when Billy dies serving in the army. Billy beat her, but she still felt loyal to him and wanted to change him. Sharon and Rent Boy have sex in the bathroom at Billy’s funeral, and while Rent Boy initially enjoys doing something taboo, he is later horrified at the thought that he might not be as different from his brother as he thought.

Sharon Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Sharon or refer to Sharon . 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:
Addiction and Society Theme Icon
).
Blowing It Quotes

He wis ma felly. Ye eywis think it’ll be different, thit ye kin change. Thum, thit ye kin make a difference.

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Sharon (speaker), Begbie, Tommy, Second Prize , Billy
Page Number: 221
Explanation and Analysis:
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Sharon Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Sharon or refer to Sharon . 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:
Addiction and Society Theme Icon
).
Blowing It Quotes

He wis ma felly. Ye eywis think it’ll be different, thit ye kin change. Thum, thit ye kin make a difference.

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Sharon (speaker), Begbie, Tommy, Second Prize , Billy
Page Number: 221
Explanation and Analysis: