English Literary Essay quotes

Matatau describing Riki

“He is a demon”

Matatau questioning Riki?

“Who are you? Where did you come from?”

What Riki thought about Matatau

“It’s always surprising how quickly Matatau moves. It makes Riki think of a cobra: incredibly still until he strikes”

The betrayal event

“Matatau is aiming for Riki’s heart. But as he plunges the bayonet, he is knocked off target by a tackle from Jack”

Riki’s post event outcome

“For the next week Riki is never left alone. One of the boys accompanies him everywhere”.

Riki and the other soldiers in the van

“The men are so tightly squashed together that Riki thinks of cattle packed on trucks off to the words; dumb beasts whose fate is decided by someone else”