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Curtis Anderson
An old man who sells snacks to prisoners. During execution rehearsals, he plays the role of the condemned prisoners. While most men enjoy Toot’s French accent and humor, Paul sees him as a weaker version of Percy Wetmore, inclined to revel in violence and cruelty. During Bitterbuck’s execution rehearsal, Toot makes everyone laugh by saying vulgar jokes and exaggerating the condemned man’s pain, visibly enjoying making fun of the inmates’ suffering.
Toot-Toot Quotes in The Green Mile
The The Green Mile quotes below are all either spoken by Toot-Toot or refer to Toot-Toot. 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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Part 3: Chapter 7
Quotes
This is the real circus, I thought, closing my eyes for a second. This is the real circus right here, and we’re all just a bunch of trained mice. Then I put the thought out of my mind, and we started to rehearse.
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Toot-Toot Quotes in The Green Mile
The The Green Mile quotes below are all either spoken by Toot-Toot or refer to Toot-Toot. 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:
).
Part 3: Chapter 7
Quotes
This is the real circus, I thought, closing my eyes for a second. This is the real circus right here, and we’re all just a bunch of trained mice. Then I put the thought out of my mind, and we started to rehearse.
Related Characters:
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
