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The youngest of the Salmon children, Buckley is only four when Susie is killed. At first, the Salmons shield him from the truth, but eventually help him to understand that his beloved older sister is gone, and is never coming back.
Over the years, Buckley tells anyone who will listen that he often sees and talks to Susie, and that she comes to visit him at night. 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:. Chapter 16 Quotes. Related Themes: Justice and Injustice.
Page Number and Citation : Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis:. Snapshots Quotes. Chapter 18 Quotes. Chapter 19 Quotes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Chapter 2. The Salmons remain at home during the search.
Chapter 5. She is hiding in the bathroom, eating macaroons. When she On Christmas Day, Buckley plays happily with his toys, but the atmosphere in the rest of the house is Chapter 6. Fenerman where Jack is, and Fenerman agrees to wait for him until he gets home.
Buckley and his friend Nate come into the room, and Abigail helps them color on white Jack comes in, and hugs Nate and Buckley. Chapter 7. Buckley tells Nate that Susie came in and kissed him on the cheek last night while Susie explains that a year earlier, when he was three, Buckley swallowed the twig while playing in the backyard with Nate.
Susie had been supposed to Nate and Buckley pass the twig back and forth, and Buckley grows nauseous at the memory of his Chapter Lindsey is still away at the symposium, Jack Salmon wakes up early.
He checks on Buckley , pulls on his jogging outfit, and takes Holiday out for a walk—an excuse to pass Lindsey lets Len in—she has just returned from camp. Jack greets Len, and Buckley —who has begun to idolize Len—rushes to say hello as well.
Jack shoos Lindsey and Buckley She then calls Samuel, who sends his Abigail asks Len why his wife killed herself, and he tells her that though he Susie remembers how, when her mother realized that she was pregnant with Buckley , she sealed the more mysterious parts of herself off. Susie realizes, watching her mother and Lindsey is in there.
He lets her know that he brought Lindsey over, and that Buckley is safe with a neighbor. Doctors have told him that his right knee will always be stiff from now on.
She tells her father worriedly that she thinks Buckley rushes into the mudroom, and Jack wonders if it is appropriate to bring Buckley along As Jack, Lindsey, and Buckley approach the field, Jack becomes emotional. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources.
Study Guide. By Alice Sebold. Previous Next. Buckley Salmon Buckley is Susie's little brother, the youngest Salmon child. Connor Mr.
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