Fill in the gap: "You've let me down, but far worse, you've let ＿＿＿＿＿ down." Tyler, Chapter 10

Answer: "You've let me down, but far worse, you've let yourself down."

Fill in the gap: "Some get to walk ＿＿＿＿＿. Some don't." Aunt Jackie, Chapter 26

Answer: "Some get to walk away . Some don't."

Fill in the gap: "At least he hasn't done a ＿＿＿＿＿ like a lot of men do" Woman, Chapter 23

Answer: "At least he hasn't done a runner like a lot of men do"

Fill in the gap: "I wish he wasn't quite so ＿＿＿＿＿ of me." Adam, Chapter 30

Answer: "I wish he wasn't quite so ashamed of me."

Key quote: "we were a family and we were together...And for now that was all that mattered" Dante, Chapter 50

Analysis The novel ends on a note of reconciliation , as Dante finally values the imperfect family he has built rather than the perfect one he expected.

Key quote: "You'd give up your own flesh and blood because she's … inconvenient?" Tyler, Chapter 10

Analysis The metaphor "flesh and blood" shows Tyler's belief that loyalty to family is an unbreakable duty, and his anger at Dante for wanting to give the baby up.

Key quote: "You're my son, Dante. If you need me, I'm home in a heartbeat." Tyler, Chapter 32

Analysis The phrase "in a heartbeat" shows Tyler as a devoted father whose love is instant and unconditional, contrasting the absent fathers elsewhere in the novel.

Key quote: "Sometimes the things you're convinced you don't want turn out to be the things you need the most in this world" Tyler, Chapter 38

Analysis Tyler reframes fatherhood as something Dante did not want but truly needs, challenging Dante's expectations about what his life should be.

Key quote: "Boys don't cry – that's what Dad had always told me" Dante, Chapter 6

Analysis The title phrase shows how ideas about masculinity are passed down from father to son, pressuring Dante to hide his emotions.

Key quote: "no doubt you're not working and living off benefits." Woman, Chapter 23

Analysis The stranger's assumption reveals the class prejudice young parents face, judging Dante before knowing anything about him.

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Boys Don't Cry (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

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Fill in the gap: "You've let me down, but far worse, you've let ＿＿＿＿＿ down."
Tyler, Chapter 10

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Fill in the gap: "You've let me down, but far worse, you've let ＿＿＿＿＿ down."
Tyler, Chapter 10
Answer: "You've let me down, but far worse, you've let yourself down."
Fill in the gap: "Some get to walk ＿＿＿＿＿. Some don't."
Aunt Jackie, Chapter 26
Answer: "Some get to walk away. Some don't."
Fill in the gap: "At least he hasn't done a ＿＿＿＿＿ like a lot of men do"
Woman, Chapter 23
Answer: "At least he hasn't done a runner like a lot of men do"
Fill in the gap: "I wish he wasn't quite so ＿＿＿＿＿ of me."
Adam, Chapter 30
Answer: "I wish he wasn't quite so ashamed of me."
Key quote: "we were a family and we were together...And for now that was all that mattered"
Dante, Chapter 50
Analysis
The novel ends on a note of reconciliation, as Dante finally values the imperfect family he has built rather than the perfect one he expected.
Key quote: "You'd give up your own flesh and blood because she's … inconvenient?"
Tyler, Chapter 10
Analysis
The metaphor "flesh and blood" shows Tyler's belief that loyalty to family is an unbreakable duty, and his anger at Dante for wanting to give the baby up.
Key quote: "You're my son, Dante. If you need me, I'm home in a heartbeat."
Tyler, Chapter 32
Analysis
The phrase "in a heartbeat" shows Tyler as a devoted father whose love is instant and unconditional, contrasting the absent fathers elsewhere in the novel.
Key quote: "Sometimes the things you're convinced you don't want turn out to be the things you need the most in this world"
Tyler, Chapter 38
Analysis
Tyler reframes fatherhood as something Dante did not want but truly needs, challenging Dante's expectations about what his life should be.
Key quote: "Boys don't cry – that's what Dad had always told me"
Dante, Chapter 6
Analysis
The title phrase shows how ideas about masculinity are passed down from father to son, pressuring Dante to hide his emotions.
Key quote: "no doubt you're not working and living off benefits."
Woman, Chapter 23
Analysis
The stranger's assumption reveals the class prejudice young parents face, judging Dante before knowing anything about him.

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