ABOUT A BOY
Quote (given on exam):
Marcus: I wanna be with her more, I wanna be with her all the time, and I
wanna tell her things I don't even tell you or mum. And I don't want her to have
another boyfriend. I suppose if I could have all those things, I wouldn't really
mind if I touched her or not.
Your thinking and explanation:
In this quote Marcus confesses his feelings about Ellie to Will. They are having conversation
in Will's apartment about his feelings for Rachel. He is trying to explain his feelings for
Rachel, comparing it with Marcus's feelings for Ellie. But it turns out that they are not talking
about exactly same thing. Will is talking about experiencing love through physical contact
and visual attraction to person. But on the other side Marcus is talking more about feeling of
being liked, belonging to someone and having someone you can rely on. This Marcus's
mature thinking about love shows His maturity and also surprises Will.