Adrian Mole Chapter Notes

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Adrian Mole Chapter Notes

January 1st 

Adrian makes eight New Year resolutions, most of which involve helping people; also he has vowed never to drink alcohol.

Adrian’s father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy the previous night at the party.

Adrian is upset because his mother still won’t wear his Christmas present of an apron.

Adrian has got a spot on his face which he is most upset about.

 

January 2nd 

Adrian is not feeling very well and blames it on his mother for singing late into the night at the top of the stairs, and regrets having a mother like her.

He thinks his parents are both alcoholics and predicts that next year he could be in a children’s home.

Adrian’s dog knocked down Adrian’s father’s ship model which took him three months; therefore he was naturally very upset.

Adrian is very worried about his spot which is growing larger and blames it on his mother’s ignorance of vitamins.

January 3rd 

Adrian is not sleeping well as his father has banned the dog from the house and so from outside it keeps on barking which therefore keeps Adrian awake.

Adrian thinks his spot is a boil and when requesting for Vitamin C his mother tells him to buy an orange, Adrian thinks this a very typical answer.

He is still upset that his mother is not wearing the apron he got her and this is a factor on why he wants to go back to school.

January 4th 

Adrian’s father has the flu and Adrian isn’t surprised at the sort of diet their family has, and his mother went out in the rain to get a Vitamin C drink, Adrian thought it was a bit too late for that

The dog has run off because Adrian’s mother forget to close the gate.

Adrian has broken the arm of the stereo

January 5th 

The dog hasn’t yet come back and the house is peaceful, Adrian’s mother rang the police and gave a description which didn’t really suit it. Adrian comments that the police have probably better things to do rather than looking for dogs, when Adrian told her this, she ignored him.

His father is still in bed supposedly ill, but he is still smoking.

Nigel (Adrian’s best friend) came round, with a tan from the Christmas holidays; Adrian predicts he will catch a cold from the shock of the English weather. He is jealous of Nigel as he hasn’t a single spot.

January 6th 

The dog is in trouble as it has knocked over the meter reader and a tiny pirate model shape, he was glad when Adrian’s mother removed it.

January 7th 

Adrian is jealous of Nigel because he has a new bike; Adrian thinks this a waste because he used it only to go to the shops and back. Adrian comments that if he had a bike like that he would use it to go round the world.

His boil/spot has grown to peak and he hopes it doesn’t get any bigger.

The dog is locked in the coal shed.

January 8th 

Adrian’s mother has got the flu and Adrian had to make the food, he used the apron that he had given his mother, and it was just as good as he made poached eggs which he dropped them on the floor. His parents didn’t eat any of it, so Adrian gave it to the dog.

Adrian’s grandmother is coming over the next day so he had to clean up and take the dog for a walk, he has decided against medicine for a career.

January 9th 

Adrian was angry at his parents for constantly coughing all night.

At lunchtime his grandma came over and was disgusted at the state of the house, an Adrian showed her his room which was neat and tidy- she gave him fifty pence.

His grandma let out of the coal shed and said it was cruel to lock it up, after his the dog vomited.

He told his grandma that he had given his mother an apron and his mother had not worn it, his grandma sympathised with him.

January 10th 

The dog is ill and Adrian was insisting on taking it to the vet but his father refused, he has been locked in the coal shed, Adrian has put a plaster on the dog from preventing the germs from spreading.

The vet has been round and taken the dog away.

Adrian’s grandma has had a row with Adrian’s mother and gone home, Mr Lucas (a neighbour) has been to see Adrian’s mother and brought a get well card and some flowers. His fathers pretended to be asleep.

In the evening Adrian went to see the dog, the vet had extracted a number of items from the dog’s body including a lump of coal.

January 11th

Adrian has declared himself an intellectual and thought of joining the library.

Adrian has noticed Mr Lucas is an intellectual and wears corduroy trousers.

January 12th 

The dog came back from the vet with many stitches which he kept on licking at.

Adrian’s mother has made a bed for the dog to sleep in, she had a row about the bed which they ended up arguing about Mr Lucas.

January 13th 

Adrian’s father has gone back to work which Adrian’s mother is very happy about.

Mr Lucas has come round to help Adrian’s mother, Adrian comments that he is very helpful.

Adrian in the evening wrote a poem, and sent it to a person at the BBC.

When he showed it to his mother, his mother laughed.

Adrian is alarmed because his mother hasn’t washed his P.E. kit.

January 14th 

Adrian has joined the library and taken out a couple of books. When he returned he found his mother and Mr Lucas and his mother laughing and smoking in the kitchen.

None of the teachers at Adrian’s school has realised he is an intellectual, a new girl has joined the school and Adrian is in love with her.

January 15th

Adrian is fantasying over Pandora and states he felt queasy when he saw Pandora playing netball.

The dog has had it stitches out and he bit the vet, which the vet was probably used to.

Adrian’s father has found out about the arm of the stereo and Adrian blamed it on the dog, which his dad has threatened to kill.

Adrian is still very worried about his pot and says that if it doesn’t get better he will have to go to the vet.

January 16th 

Adrian’s mother was taken to work by Mr Lucas and they dropped Adrian off to school, initially he was glad to go because it meant he wouldn’t have to walk, but he was glad to get out of the cigarette smoke and laughing.

On the way they saw Mrs Lucas, Adrian’s mother waved however Mr Lucas was too embarrassed to wave.

Adrian sat next to Pandora in Geography and lent her his blue felt tip pen. He commented that her eyes looked like his dog’s, when she asked what breed it was Adrian replied by saying that it was a mongrel, which Pandora got offended.

Adrian has booked an appointment for his spot as it is worse than ever.

January 17th 

Adrian was woken up by Mr Lucas who was concreting the front of their house, afterwards his mother made him a cup of tea.

Nigel cam round and offered to go to the cinema, but Adrian said he had to go to the doctor’s.

The doctor said that spots were common in teenagers, Adrian was annoyed commenting that he would take on a paper round, so he could go private.

January 18th 

Adrian’s mother and Mrs Lucas had a row about the dog trampling of the concrete on the front of their house, Adrian’s father offered to kill the dog, but Adrian’s mother started crying.

Adrian took some old Beano magazines to a poor family on the next street, he slammed the door in his face saying he had read them.

January 19th 

Adrian has joined a group called the Good Samaritans, they have to speak to old people,

Adrian and Nigel only joined as they get to miss Maths, on Monday.

Adrian has to tape the stories that the old people tell about the war.

January 20th 

Adrian’s mother is looking for a job; he is scared that he will be a kid who will be poor and living off crisps and sweets. Adrian thinks she won’t be able to get a job because she is not that clever and she drinks too much.

Adrian rang up his grandmother and asked to stay with her during the holidays and she accepted and said that he could attend the Evergreen meetings in the afternoon.

At break time the Good Samaritans had a meeting and he was given an old man called Bert Baxter.

The dog has been taken to the vet as he had a piece of concrete in his paw.

January 21st 

Mr and Mrs Lucas are getting divorced; Adrian’s mother went round to comfort Mr Lucas.

Adrian’s father was so depressed so he put a frozen meal in the oven before going to bed.

Adrian went to see Bert Baxter; his father dropped him off on the way to play badminton. He heard Bert swearing and ran away.

Nigel told Adrian that Pandora’s father is a milkman, he has started to go off her.

January 22nd 

Nigel was wrong about Pandora’s father being a milkman; he is a lawyer at the dairy, and now Adrian is in love with her.

Nigel has asked Adrian to go to a disco, Adrian does not know if he will go as Nigel is a punk at weekends.

Adrian’s mother has an interview and she is practising typing, so she is not cooking.

January 23rd

Adrian swears that he will never to go a disco again.

His father had to take Nigel to hospital as he had put a safety pin through his ear.

He still hasn’t heard from the BBC about his poem.

January 24th 

His mother had got the job at the same company Mr Lucas works. He would take Adrian’s mother to work everyday.

Adrian has met Bert Baxter, he was disappointed, Bert was a old pensioner who swore and smoked and had a dog called Sabre.

Worst of all Nigel has started to go out with Pandora.

January 25th 

Adrian is feeling ill and discovered the pangs of love.

Adrian is also feeling that being an intellectual is not that good.

Adrian is dreaming for Pandora.

At midnight, he had a crab paste and Satsuma sandwich for his skin.

January 26th 

Adrian had to leave his sick bed to visit Bert Baxter.

Bert was lying in his bed, smoking and drinking.

He loves beetroot sandwiches which Adrian had to make.

In the afternoon the newsagents rang to tell Bert that he owed them thirty eight pounds, he told them to ‘bugger off’.

Mr Lucas is ill and so Adrian’s mother was at the bedside of Mr Lucas.

January 27th 

Art was good; Adrian drew a lonely boy on a bench representing someone losing his long lost love.

Adrian is still fantasising over Pandora.

January 28th 

Adrian is not feeling very well so he asks his mum excusing him from Games, but she refuses.

In Games they did rugby and Adrian was feeling rotten afterwards.

The vet rang to say that the dog was ready, but seeing as Adrian’s father doesn’t get paid until tomorrow, he would leave the dog there.

January 29th 

The dog came back and Adrian refuses to take it for a walk.

Adrian’s father refuses to spend another penny on the dog- this means according to Adrian the dog will starve.

January 30th 

Adrian gets a call from Bert Baxter, saying that his hedge needed clipping; Adrian had to go through a lot of trouble with his headmaster to attain the clippers.

After school Adrian saw his mother and Mr Lucas coming out of the shops together holding hands.

January 31st 

It is nearly February and Adrian hasn’t got anyone to send a Valentine’s card to.

February 1st 

There was a lot of shouting from downstairs, Adrian’s parents were having a row, Adrian was complaining say he was going through an emotional traumatic time and he needed peace. But he didn’t expect them to understand as they had been married for fourteen and a half years.

Bert has gone to Skegness a trip organised by Evergreen.

February 2nd 

Mrs Lucas is back, she can in van with ‘Woman’s Refuge’ on the side, Mr Lucas was distort and came over. Adrian’s mother made him a cup of tea, Adrian came down to say hello, but he was too distressed to talk to Adrian.

Nigel got thrown out of the refectory because he swore at the toad in the hole.  Pandora has set up a petition against the school’s toad in the hole. Adrian refused to sign it.

Bert has returned from Skegness in a good mood, and apologised for ringing the school about the hedge clippers.

February 3rd 

Adrian’s mother is not doing any housework; all she does is go to work and comforting Mr Lucas.

Adrian’s father’s car has been taken over by his wife, so he had to take the bus to work, he didn’t know where the bus stop was, Adrian was embarrassed having to show a man over forty where the bus stop is.

February 4th 

Adrian had his first wet dream today after reading ‘The Female Eunuch’.

February 5th 

Adrian’s mother is becoming a spendthrift, buying lots of clothes and getting her ears pierced. She is compared to Nigel’s mum who buys a pair of shoes every week.

Adrian is going to ask his mother where the family allowance is going.

February 6th 

Adrian’s mother is still not doing any housework apart from cooking. She still just works and comforts Mr Lucas.

When Adrian asked his mother where the family allowance was going she said gin and cigarettes.

February 7th 

Adrian’s mother and father had a massive row which Adrian thought typical of them, as soon as it started he turned up the volume of his ABBA album, his father came up to his room and had the audacity to ask him to turn it down.

Nobody cooked dinner so Adrian went out a bought some chips.

February 8th 

Adrian and his father had a chat; he looked at Adrian’s Kevin Keegan’s scrapbook, and asked Adrian about school. He said he was sorry about the previous day and said that his parents are going through a tough time.  His father paid him back for the chips from the previous day.

February 9th 

There was a removal truck outside Mr Lucas house, Mrs Lucas is moving out. Her friends laughed at Mr Lucas, Adrian’s father helped Mrs Lucas take the stove to the van.

When Adrian’s mother rang Mr Lucas he seemed very depressed and he is not going to work.

Adrian’s mother and father argued on the way to the bus stop, Adrian took the long way to school.

Bert was okay that day, he told Adrian about WW1; he said that a Bible saved his life, when Adrian saw the Bible he noticed it was published in 1957.

February 10th 

Mr Lucas is staying with Adrian until he gets another place of residence.

Adrian’s father has gone to Matlock (a big hotel) to sell boilers.

The house is freezing.

February 11th 

Adrian’s father rang from Matlock saying he has lost his credit card.

Mr Lucas and Adrian’s mother were up all night trying to fix the boiler, Adrian refused to help them.

February 12th

Adrian found his mother dyeing her hair in the bathroom and begged Adrian to his father, this is another secret that his mother kept, the first of which is that she wore a padded bra..

February 13th 

Pandora does not sit next to Pandora in Geography, Barry Kent (the school bully), sits next to him and he now hates this arrangement.

February 14th 

Adrian only had one Valentine’s card from his mother. His mother had a massive card from an unknown person. Adrian’s father sent one to his wife saying ‘Let’s try again’.

Adrian sent a card to Pandora with a poem inside, he wrote the card left handed so she wouldn’t guess.

February 15th 

 

Mr Lucas has moved back to his old house, Adrian’s father was over the moon however his mother was distraught.

Adrian’s mother and Adrian’s grandmother had a row over the cardigans she gave for Christmas, and has worn never to set foot in Adrian’s house again.

The dog choked on a chicken bone, so Adrian has left it at his grandma’s house to recover.

February 16th 

Adrian has got a rejection letter from the BBC, he showed his parents who were really impressed, he kept on taking out at school, hoping a teacher would ask him what it was, bu they didn’t. Bert thinks the BBC are a bunch of morons.

February 17th

Barry Kent has demanded twenty five off Adrian when he rejected, Barry kicked him the goolies.

February 18th 

Adrian woke up with a pain in his goolies. He told his mother, who refused to give him a note excusing him from games.

In Games Barry stepped on Adrian’s head in the scrum.

Join now!

 Adrian picked up the dog from his grandma’s house, the dog smelled for once like it had had a bath.

February 19th 

Adrian wishes he knew Karate or was Prince Andrew with fifty bodyguards around him so he wouldn’t have to give money to Barry Kent.

Adrian’s parents are not talking to each other.

February 20th

Barry told the geography teacher to get stuffed, she sent him to the headmaster to be punished.

Adrian gave a burly Year Nine boy (Craig Thomas) a Mars bar, if Adrian gets into Craig’s gang he ...

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