Cloud Atlas

by

David Mitchell

Ernie Blacksmith is a resident at Aurora House who befriends Timothy Cavendish and schemes with him (and Veronica Costello) to escape. Ernie has a temper and fights with Timothy but ultimately remains loyal. Ernie’s Scottish heritage becomes important to the plot when Ernie uses Scottish soccer fans to aid his escape from Aurora House. Ernie shows how, with ingenuity, the oppressed can sometimes overcome authority figures.

Ernie Blacksmith Quotes in Cloud Atlas

The Cloud Atlas quotes below are all either spoken by Ernie Blacksmith or refer to Ernie Blacksmith . 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:
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).
Chapter 8 Quotes

“I wouldn’t have locked up Noakes and stolen a car if I’d known you couldn’t pick the lock!”

“Aye, exactly, you’re nesh, so you needed encouragement.”

Related Characters: Timothy Cavendish (speaker), Ernie Blacksmith (speaker), Mrs. Noakes, Veronica Costello
Page Number: 380
Explanation and Analysis:
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Ernie Blacksmith Quotes in Cloud Atlas

The Cloud Atlas quotes below are all either spoken by Ernie Blacksmith or refer to Ernie Blacksmith . 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:
Cycles of History Theme Icon
).
Chapter 8 Quotes

“I wouldn’t have locked up Noakes and stolen a car if I’d known you couldn’t pick the lock!”

“Aye, exactly, you’re nesh, so you needed encouragement.”

Related Characters: Timothy Cavendish (speaker), Ernie Blacksmith (speaker), Mrs. Noakes, Veronica Costello
Page Number: 380
Explanation and Analysis: