Moment One: When Mrs Johnstone agrees to give one of the twins to Mrs Lyons Mrs Johnstone has seven children and is pregnant when she gets a job with Mrs Lyons. She finds out that she is having twins and knows that she cannot afford to have two more children. Mrs Lyons asks her to Read More …
The narration is changed once again and this time the narrator is Father Juilliard who is in charge of the Pascal Aguila Mission School, which operates in Behala. He tells us that he is being retired this year, partly because of the story about the boys he is telling. This shows us how serious the Read More …
Raphael continues the narration again and begins by saying that Gardo finally allowed them to go to the station. This reinforces the nature of their friendship and it is clear that Gardo is in charge. Gardo, Rapahel and Rat sneak onto a train and head to Central Station. Rat explains that he will need to Read More …
Gardo takes over the narration offering the reader a different perspective on the story. We see the difference between the two boys when Gardo explains that Raphael asked ten times to go to the station but Gardo refused each time because he knew that the police would be watching them He describes Raphael as ‘a Read More …
Raphael continues to narrate and he begins the chapter by telling us about a young boy who is a couple of years younger than him, who is called Rat by the others. His name is Jun-Jun but because he had lived with the rats for so long and had begun to look like them, people Read More …
Raphael realises that the bag is really important as the police arrive looking for the bag. He tells us that the police rarely come to Behala as they are left to sort their own problems. He tells us that a man slit his wife’s throat the month before, which highlights the violent nature of his Read More …
Linda has made contact with Edward and they agree to meet up for what Mrs Johnstone describes as ‘ a light romance.’ It is clear that they know what they are doing is wrong and Linda maybe feels as if her life could have been different had she married Edward instead of Mickey. They kiss Read More …
Chapter 2 – Raphael (continued) Raphael begins to tell his story about the world turning upside down when he and Gardo were up on one of the crane belts, where they were not allowed to go. They’re not allowed up as it’s dangerous and he tells us that a boy lost an arm trying to Read More …
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