The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend

She said, ‘He won’t bother you again, Adrian, but if he does let me know.'” – Thursday, May 21st (p. She was gone one hour and seven minutes, she came in, took her coat off, fluffed her hair out, took £27.18 from the anti-mugger belt round her waist. “My grandma found out about menacing… She listened to it all then she put her hat on, thinned her lips then went out. She is the glue that holds the family together, and takes charge of situations that neither George nor Pauline can handle. She is the embodiment of girl power, much in the likes of Queen Elizabeth I and Margaret Thatcher. My favorite character in the book is, in fact, Grandma Mole. But frankly, dear diary, I don’t give a damn.” – Thursday, March 12th (p.

I expect there will be a row when my mother comes home and finds that I have gone. It is my first proper nourishment for weeks. I have just had a bowl of barley and beef soup.

“I rang my grandma and she came around in taxi and took me to her house and put me to bed.

George becomes negligent, and Adrian eventually seeks refuge on his paternal grandmother. Ironically, the divorce has had a more profound effect on Adrian’s father than it had on the poor kid. Pauline eventually leaves George and runs off with their neighbor whom Adrian calls ‘creep Lucas.’ It happens during a time when divorce is not as common as it is today. Both are working class citizens but are unable to make ends meet for the family. Unfortunately, life does not seem to offer him anything but failure (in bold, capitalized letters).Īdrian Mole is the only child of George and Pauline Mole, who at the time are going through a rough patch. Adrian Mole is your average adolescent who goes through life thinking about nothing except chasing the love of his life, Pandora, and achieving his dreams to become a writer. I find Adrian Mole’s diary uproariously funny. This book is a classic portrayal of the inner struggles of an adolescent boy. Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾ is an offbeat comedic novel that chronicles the everyday – literally, everyday – life of Adrian Mole. Why couldn’t I have been born Prince Edward, and Prince Edward been born Adrian Mole? I am treated like a serf. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend