White Spirit

by

Cate Kennedy

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Parking Inspector Character Analysis

The parking inspector tries to give the narrator a ticket when she is overdue in her parking spot. She successfully manages to talk him out of it by commenting about how she has parked in this spot to buy supplies for the refugee women in her fabric painting class—by using her “goodness” to give herself a get-out-of-ticket free card. Little information is given about the parking inspector, but the narrator assumes based on his job and appearance that he too was once an immigrant living at the centre.

Parking Inspector Quotes in White Spirit

The White Spirit quotes below are all either spoken by Parking Inspector or refer to Parking Inspector. 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:
Multiculturalism, Authenticity, and Appropriation Theme Icon
).
 White Spirit Quotes

“Look, I’m buying stuff for a class. For a group of refugee women.” I hate trotting that out, and in any case technically it’s a bit of a white lie now, but this is my money we’re talking about, my free time, my goodwill.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Parking Inspector, The Other Residents
Page Number: 175
Explanation and Analysis:
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Parking Inspector Quotes in White Spirit

The White Spirit quotes below are all either spoken by Parking Inspector or refer to Parking Inspector. 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:
Multiculturalism, Authenticity, and Appropriation Theme Icon
).
 White Spirit Quotes

“Look, I’m buying stuff for a class. For a group of refugee women.” I hate trotting that out, and in any case technically it’s a bit of a white lie now, but this is my money we’re talking about, my free time, my goodwill.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Parking Inspector, The Other Residents
Page Number: 175
Explanation and Analysis: