Station Eleven
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Station Eleven
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Arthur is an extremely successful actor who dies of a heart attack on stage the night of the Georgia Flu outbreak. During the production he was somewhat of a mentor to Kirsten, who witnesses his death. The novel describes his early days struggling in Toronto with his friend Clark Thompson, and his rise to fame and celebrity in Hollywood, where Arthur marries and divorces three times. His first wife is Miranda Carroll, who is from the same small island as Arthur. His second wife is Elizabeth Colton, who is the mother of Arthur’s child Tyler. His third wife is named Lydia Marks. Towards the end of his life, Arthur comes to regret his actions and stop valuing his possessions. In the weeks before his death he decides to move to Israel and discard his old life in order to be closer with his son, the only thing he truly values. His death is made all the more tragic by this realization, as he is unable to follow through on his plans to live a better life and be a better father to his son. Of course, the Georgia Flu would probably have prevented this life from happening even if Arthur had not died of a heart attack.
Arthur Leander Quotes in Station Eleven
The Station Eleven quotes below are all either spoken by Arthur Leander or refer to Arthur Leander. 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 2Quotes
In the lobby, the people gathered at the bar clinked their glasses together. “To Arthur,” they said. They drank for a few more minutes and then went their separate ways in the storm.
Of all of them there at the bar that night, the bartender was the one who survived the longest. He died three weeks later on the road out of the city.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander
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Page Number and Citation:15
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Chapter 25Quotes
I was thinking about the island. It seems past-tense somehow, like a dream I had once. I walk down these streets and wander in and out of parks and dance in clubs and I think "once I walked along the beach with my best friend V., once I built forts with my little brother in the forest, once all I saw were trees" and all those true things sound false, it's like a fairy tale someone told me. I stand waiting for lights to change on corners in Toronto and that whole place, the island I mean, it seems like a different planet.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander (speaker), Victoria
Related Symbols:Books
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Page Number and Citation:155
Chapter 40Quotes
I think about my childhood, the life I lived on Delano Island, that place was so small. Everyone knew me, not because I was special or anything just because everyone knew everyone, and the claustrophobia of that, I can't tell you. I just wanted some privacy. For as long as I could remember I just wanted to get out, and then I got to Toronto and no one knew me. Toronto felt like freedom.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander (speaker), Clark Thompson
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:223
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Arthur Leander Quotes in Station Eleven
The Station Eleven quotes below are all either spoken by Arthur Leander or refer to Arthur Leander. 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 2Quotes
In the lobby, the people gathered at the bar clinked their glasses together. “To Arthur,” they said. They drank for a few more minutes and then went their separate ways in the storm.
Of all of them there at the bar that night, the bartender was the one who survived the longest. He died three weeks later on the road out of the city.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:15
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 25Quotes
I was thinking about the island. It seems past-tense somehow, like a dream I had once. I walk down these streets and wander in and out of parks and dance in clubs and I think "once I walked along the beach with my best friend V., once I built forts with my little brother in the forest, once all I saw were trees" and all those true things sound false, it's like a fairy tale someone told me. I stand waiting for lights to change on corners in Toronto and that whole place, the island I mean, it seems like a different planet.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander (speaker), Victoria
Related Symbols:Books
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:155
Chapter 40Quotes
I think about my childhood, the life I lived on Delano Island, that place was so small. Everyone knew me, not because I was special or anything just because everyone knew everyone, and the claustrophobia of that, I can't tell you. I just wanted some privacy. For as long as I could remember I just wanted to get out, and then I got to Toronto and no one knew me. Toronto felt like freedom.
Related Characters:Arthur Leander (speaker), Clark Thompson
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:223
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