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A member of Ree’s extended family, he brings her to a long-ago-exploded meth lab in an attempt to deceive her into believing her father died there. Later, he offers to take in one of Ree’s younger brothers in order to lessen the burden upon her, an offer she vehemently refuses due to his involvement with the drug trade.
Blond Milton Quotes in Winter’s Bone
The Winter’s Bone quotes below are all either spoken by Blond Milton or refer to Blond Milton. 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 14 Quotes
“You son of a bitch. You go straight to hell’n fry in your own lard. Sonny’n Harold’ll die livin’ in a fuckin’ cave with me’n Mom before they’ll ever spend a single fuckin’ night with you. Goddam you, Blond Milton, you must think I’m a stupid idiot or somethin’—there’s horseweed standin’ chin-high inside that place!”
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Though loyal and dutiful to the rest of her family, Ree is most fiercely protective of her own immediate kin. When Blond Milton attempts to deceive her as to her father’s whereabouts by showing her a long-ago-blown meth lab and offering to take Sonny—his biological son—off of her hands by taking him into his own home, Ree lashes out, declaring that keeping her family together is the most important thing in her life, and that she will die before giving it up. As the self-appointed matriarch of her little family, Ree knows that she must stand up to others—even her Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possi
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Blond Milton Character Timeline in Winter’s Bone
The timeline below shows where the character Blond Milton appears in Winter’s Bone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...He stands with Ree and looks out at the carcasses, wondering if their cousin Blond Milton will bring some meat over for them to eat later. Harold suggests they go to...
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Chapter 4
...a large box filled with venison, cans of food, and sundry goods. Sonya is Blond Milton’s wife, and he once cheated on her with Connie—together, they had Sonny. Sonya tells Ree...
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Chapter 9
...jail. Her mother had once been beautiful and engaging, and had an affair with Blond Milton that resulted in Sonny’s conception.
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Chapter 14
...her Sonny and Harold how to cook potatoes, but before she can get started, Blond Milton flies into the house in a rage, telling Ree that “there’s people goin’ round sayin’...
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Blond Milton drives Ree far out into the mountains. They eventually reach a burned-out house with a...
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...out of the car and goes up to the house to take a look, though Milton tries to discourage her, warning that the fumes and debris are toxic. Inside the wreckage...
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When they arrive at the house, Blond Milton offers to take Sonny—his biological son—off of her hands, and raise him as his own....
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Chapter 23
Upon returning to the house, Ree sees a white car parked nearby; Blond Milton and another Dolly man are talking with a stranger. Ree approaches, and asks the stranger...
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Chapter 30
...are. Ree tells Gail that she will send Sonny to live with Sonya and Blond Milton, and that she “guesses” she’ll “carry Mom to the [hospital and] leave her on the...
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