Previous
Chantelle
Felix is an Angolan street hawker who, to Levi, is the epitome of urban Blackness. But as Levi spends more time with the street hawkers, particularly Chouchou, he learns that Black identity is more complicated. Though Felix acts street smart, he in fact lives in Wellington in the suburbs just like Levi.
Felix Quotes in On Beauty
The On Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Felix or refer to Felix. 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:
).
The Anatomy Lesson: Chapter 9
Quotes
‘What’s your deal, man? Don’t take this strange, but . . . you don’t seem like the type of guy who would be doing this kind of thing. You know?’
‘How about this?’ said Choo quietly, again alarming Levi with his easy use of American idioms, albeit dipped in that exotic accent. ‘You leave me alone and I do my very best to leave you alone. You sell your movies. I sell these handbags. How would that be?’
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire On Beauty LitChart as a printable PDF.
Felix Quotes in On Beauty
The On Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Felix or refer to Felix. 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:
).
The Anatomy Lesson: Chapter 9
Quotes
‘What’s your deal, man? Don’t take this strange, but . . . you don’t seem like the type of guy who would be doing this kind of thing. You know?’
‘How about this?’ said Choo quietly, again alarming Levi with his easy use of American idioms, albeit dipped in that exotic accent. ‘You leave me alone and I do my very best to leave you alone. You sell your movies. I sell these handbags. How would that be?’
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
