Mr Peacock Quotes

Reflected successfully in Robert Newton’s novel Runner were the hardship, joy, and ordinary people making the most of life in 1919. With Charlie Feehan experiencing theses obstacles everyday: When Mr Peacock hurt Ma, everybody lived close together, and when Charlie works for Squizzy Taylor against his mother’s will to provide for the family.

Ma’s encounter with Mr Peacock was one of the many hardships faced in 1919. This represents the hardships of women back then. With men and women not being treated equally. She was a single parent raising, Jack and Charlie. With men have more power and authority. Charlie being the oldest had to step up and become a man of the house. He could not bare seeing his mother like that. Collecting Money for Squizzy Charlie had a job to do in Fitzroy. Approaching the store, he realised that Alice was working at the counter. Finding out that the owner was Alice’s dad was pretty daunting. Mr Cornwall didn’t have the money. (‘pg. 113 ‘Mr Cornwall… about the

Ya tell yer Mr Taylor, I ain’t got his three pound. He’ll ‘ave ta wait’.) he orchestrated the difficulties some business’ go through. Nostrils and Charlie walked through the Fitzroy garden as they came back. Before realising that Jimmy Barlow was there in front of them. Charlie escaped with the trolley as Nostrils body was bleeding and swollen. Jimmy Barlow kicking into Nostrils represents the importance of your social status. For Charlie and Nostrils, Jimmy Barlow may believe that are a lower class to him. which for him may lead to the right to judge them. Running back to Fitzroy Garden is Charlie, behind a bush seeing Nostrils beat up face, he needs to make the decision of- Pg. 100 ‘Go or stay, yes or no, heads or tails’. This situation that Charlie faced demonstrates some of the tough decision children Charlie’s age would have had to make. In 1919 there wasn’t always rough times, happiness and joy was shown as well from Charlie