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BOON(Character traits)Determinedfor hisowngoalstobemetHENCEhedisregardstheviews/desiresofMother ⇒looksdownonMother’swishestostayduetosentimental value “Throwawaythesehideousstatues”“Thirty-sixstoreyshigh”“I don’t knowhowyoucanliveinthisdump”“not everydayisasirrational asyou” - saidtoMother“It’soldandrotting” - Boondescribesthehouse Determinedtogetout of thehousewithMother “Ma, I knowyou’rereallyattachedtothisflat but it isfallingtopieces”“youwant tostayinsemi-Dalsocan”“Wecanmovetosomewherewithafantasticviewof trees.Hundredsof them, if youlike” BOONTALKSTOTHETREE[Pg95] - Cuttingdownof tree“You’rejust atree. Just astupidtree” *Thisisafter whenJeremiahtellsthefamilythat YFisdead“Youknowit’strue. Don’t you?” ‘atranscendental smilelightsuphisface, ashewatchesthespirallingashlikealittleboywhosedreamhascometrue’ ● Tryingtorationalise/convinceMothertomoveoutbytryingtoappeal toherinterests Hateshischildhood⇒traumatisedbyit BOON’SDREAM“But howtoerasethehistoryof your ownlife?”“Supermanstickersrefusetocomeoff”“blackgrimestranglesbathroomtaps”“Hemight aswell still behere”“buriedlikeKryptoniteinthesewalls”“got todotherescuingyourself” BOON’SMONOLOGUEABOUTTHETREE“Fifteenyearslater. AndI amstill chainedtothat bloodytree”“Canstill feel theroughbarkscrapingagainst myback”“I wantedtodietoshowhimwhat amonster hewas”“But thenI lookedupandsawher. AndI knewI couldn’t doit” MOVINGOUT[Pg11]*Mother wastellingBoonabout howhelikedsuperheroes/thingsinBoon’schildhood“Boondoesn’t reply”“after alongpause. Kryptonite” BOONBREAKSTHEBADNEWSTOMOTHER[Pg83]“Bullshit. Bullshit. I amnot likethat bastardat all”

Wishestolivelavishlyjust likehispropertyagentfriends(comparison)⇒resentment innotbeingabletoliveluxuriouslylikethem “I hatebeingapropertyagent. I seebeautiful condosbut thengobacktothat pigsty” HOUSINGAGENTS- TEASINGBOON[Pg18]“[Boon] reachesfor thekeys”“Noneof your business” +“Oi!” (CHILD)Imaginative,energetic, playful MEMORYOFTHEREDUNDERWEAR[Pg38]“dahdahdahDAHDAHDAH”“I’mClarkKent!”“Superman” Caresfor Motherandwantstoalsoensureherhappiness⇒I thinkhefeelsbadfor her MOTHERANDBOON[Pg98]“Stopit Ma! Or you’ll havenothingleft” - whenMother isthrowingher statues“But Boonsquatsdownandstart tapingthebrokenstatuestogether” MOTHERDREAMSOFBECOMINGAMYNAH“Hekeepsasking, doyoulikeit?”“I knowhe’strying” MOTHER(Character traits) Wantstoholdontothepast &not let itgo⇒keepspastmemoriesclosetoher asshetreasurestheir sentimentalvalue/cherishesherpast memories&whatever makesherremember them “Penang. July1978” “Don’t youdaredoanythingtomyhome” “Don’t youdaretouchmywalls” “Thisplaceisworthmorethananyamount of money” “Whereelsewouldyoube?Hesaid. WhereelsewouldIbe?” “Wahai dengchu” - whichmeansI want togohome MOTHERDREAMSOFBECOMINGAMYNAH[Pg101](memorisehighlightedquotesinbook) →Shecherishesthesentimentalvalueof her possessionsastheyaresymbolicof ahappymemorythat sheisremindedof whenevershehastheseitems- House,Statuesetc →Eventhoughthenewestatehasmanyluxuriousfacilities, Motherdoesnot careabout themaswhat