Fredrik Backman

US
AGAINIST
YOU
Prepared by: Ekber Ismayılov 9D 252 417 page

Characters:
Maya Andersson: Ana’s best friend.Peter and kira’s daughter

Ana: Maya’s best friend

Kevin Erdahl: The star ice hockey player who raped Maya

Peter Andersson: The general manager of Beartown ice hockey team

Ramona: The owner of Bearskin pub

Kira Andersson: Peter’s wife.Maya’s mother

Leo Andersson: Maya’s brother

Amat: A cleaner’s son.The boy who saw the rape of Maya

Bobo: A junior hockey player

Alicia: A 4 year old girl.An aspiring ice hockey player

William Lyt: Kevin’s former neighbor and best friend

Maggan Lyt: William’s mother

Sune: The Beartown’s A team coach

Isak: Kira’s first born child.Deceased

Benjamin Ovich: An ice hockey player.Kevin’s best friend

Richard Theo: The Councilor

Hog: Bobo’s father

Elizabeth Zackell: The new Beartown’s A team coach

Gaby: Benji’s sister

Katia Ovich: Benjie’s sister. A bartender at the barn in Hed

Adri Ovich: Benji’s oldest sister

Alain Ovich: Benji’s father

Fatima: Amat’s mother

Ann-Katrin: Bobo’s mother.Hog’s wife

Teemu Rinnius: Adri’s friend.The leader of a violent gang called The Pack

Spider: Adri’s friend.Teemu’s best friend

Holger: Ramona’s ex-husband

Zacharias: Amat’s best friend

Lifa: Amat’s best friend

Tails: The tall supermarket owner

Vidar Rinnius: Teemu’s younger brother

Jeannette: A young teacher at Beartown. Adri’s friend

Words which I didn’t know

1.Violence-Şiddet

2.Incomprehensıbılıty-Anlaşılmazlık

3.Community-Cemaat

4.Lay-Konum

5.Shrink-Çekmek,büzülmek

6.Mad-Deli

7.Greedy-Hırslı

8.Tough-Sert

9.Grin-Sırıtmak

10.Guilt-Suç

11.Belief-İnanç

12.Rap-Hafifçe vurmak
13.Apart-Ayrı

14.Sacrifice-Kurban etmek

15.Struggle-Boğuşmak

16.Rejoice-Neşelenmek

17.Proud-Gurur verici

18.Prevent-Önüne geçmek

19.Fault-Hata

20.Beneath-Altında

21.Rental-Kiralık eşya

22.Spite-Nispet,Kim

23.Mutual-Karşılıklı

24.Loathıng-Nefret

25.Reccurent-Kiralık

26.Where upon-Bundan sonra

27.Retort-Sert cevap vermek

28.Squabble-Atışmak,hırgür etmek

29.Constantly- Sık-Sık

30.Unquestioningly-Kayıtsız Şartsız,kesin

31.Encapsulate-Kapsamak

32.Torn-Yırtık,kopuk

33.Wretch-Zavallı

34.Devote-Ayırmak

35.Nod-Kafa sallamak

36.Shrug-Omuz silkme

37.Adger-Öfke

38.Sorrow-Acı,dert

39.Toward-Yönünde, -e yakın
40.Tear-Yırtık

41.İmmensity-Büyük miktar

42.Unberable-Dayanılmaz

43.Reckless-Düşüncesiz

44.İrrenpossible-Sorumsuz

45.Shatter-Parçalamak

46.Guilty-Suçlu

47.Hidden-Gizlenmiş

48.Awake-Uyanık

49.Terifie-Müthiş

50.Fright-Korku

51.Occur-Cereyan etmek

52.Rape-Tecavüz

53.Shook-Fıçı kerestesi

54.Giggle-Kıkırdama

55.İntentionally-Kasıtlı olarak

56.Pretend-Numara yapmak

57.Motionless-Haraketsiz

58.Shout-Bağırmak

59.Desperate-Çaresiz

60.Cheek-Yanak

61.Cast-Fırlatmak

62.Glance-Göz atmak

63.Urine-İdrar

64.Shard-Çömlek kırığı

65.Define-Tanımlamak

66.Clift-Kayalık
67.Disappear-Gözden kaybolmak

68.Vomit-Kusmak

69.Row-Sıra

70.Occasionally- Ara-sıra

71.Amuse-Eğlendirmek

72.Senile-Yaşlılık

73.Dementia-Akıl hastalığı,Kişilik bölünmesi

74.İdentical-Aynı

75.Tentatively-Deneme olarak

76.Council-Meclis

77.Anxiety-Endişe

78.Consequence-Sonuç

79.Toss-Çekmek(kürek)

80.Dizzy-Baş döndürücü

81.Competent-Yeterli,Yetenekli

82.Humble-Alçak gönüllü

83.Pensioner-Emekli

84.Unyielding-Boyun eğmez

85.Grin-Sırıtmak

86.Occasion-Ortam

87.Buzzer-Vızıldayan alet

88.Referee-Hakemlik etmek

89.Councilor-Meclis üyesi

90.Plague-Veba,Felaket

91.Dust-Toz

92.Unbeatable-Yenilmez

93.Vote-Oylama
94.Margin-Kenar

95.Persuade-Kandırmak

96.Weird-Tuhaf

97.Bow-Eğilmek

98.Deed-İş,Eğlem

99.Admit-Kabul etmek

100.Consequence-Sonuç

101.Pride-Gurur,Kibir

102.Assurance-Güvence

103.Slip-Kaymak(Fiil)

104.Malicious-Kötü niyetli

105.Accusation-Suçlama,İtham

106.Prophecy-Kehanet

107.Rapist-Tecavüzcü

108.Associate-Birleşmiş

109.Distort-Biçimini bozmak

110.Ought-Zerre kadar

111.Towel-Havlu

112.Tragedy-Trajedi

113.Confuse-Şaşırtmak

114.Piss-Sidik

115.Perfunctory-Yarım yamalak

116.Approach-yaklaşmak

117.Establish-Kurmak

118.Define-Tanımlamak

119.Assume-Farzetmek

120.Environment-Etraf
121.Labour-Hizmet

122.Issue-Yayınlama

123.Evident-Belirgin

124.Legislate-Kanun yapmak

125.Acquire-Kazanmak

126.Envious-Kıskanç

127.Stingy-Cimri

128.Possessions-Sahibi olma

129.Extravagant-Aşırı

130.Celebrity-Meşhur

131.Ambition-Hırs

132.Fancy-Garip

133.Intention-Niyet

134.Marvelous-Olağan üstü

135.Absence-Yokluk

136.Priority-Kıdem

137.Soil-Arazi,kirletmek

138.Thus-Böyle

139.Wrist-Bilek

140.Pressure-Basınç

141.Manufacture-İmal

142.Grant-Bağış

143.Equally-Eşit

144.Confusion-Karışıklık
 Summary
Told from the point of view of a third person collective narrator, Us Against You is the story of a
Beartown and its inhabitants. The novel opens on the outskirts of Beartown. Nestled in the woods,
Beartown is completely isolated with the exception of its neighboring town Hed. Despite their
differences, the two towns share a common love for hockey.
The novel unfolds in a fragmented structure, each chapter presenting new interwoven pieces of
distinct characters’ stories. Through this comingling of perspectives, Fredrik Backman demonstrates
the ways in which each character is connected.
The spring prior to the start of the novel’s narrative arc, Kevin Erdahl rapes Maya Andersson. The
incident triggers a succession of violence and threatens to disturb each of the relationships
encapsulated within the Beartown region, and within the pages of the novel.
At the start of the novel, the regional council reallocates Beartown’s hockey money to Hed’s team.
The loss of the Beartown A-team promises to impact everyone in town. After the news of the team’s
coming dissolution spreads, the two towns react. Beartwon and Hed youth send harassing texts to
Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich. Because Benji sided with Maya after the rape, he has become
increadingly isolated.
People of Beartown and Hed also blame Peter Andersson for the loss of the team. Because Peter
turned Kevin Erdahl in on the day of the team’s finals, everyone believes he was trying to destroy the
Hed team and put the hockey club at risk.
Meanwhile, the Andersson family struggles to stay together. Peter’s preoccupation with hockey has
threatened his marriage for many years. Kira feels pushed aside by her husband and his work, and
works throughout the novel to balance her desire for a fulfilling career with her familial
responsibilities. Maya feels her rape has caused all the trouble. She feels if she had never existed, she
would not have gotten raped, and her parents and brother Leo would not be further distancing
themselves from one another.
In the town at large, loss of the team in tandem with the potential loss of the Beartown factory
threatens to dismantle the community’s economical and social stability. A small fringe politician,
Richard Theo, seeks political dominance throughout the novel. Richard hires Elisabeth Zackell as new
coach of the Beartown A-team. Through her he plans to control the team and Peter, its general
manager. Another of Richard’s plans is to sell the factory to his contacts. The new owners will
sponsor the hockey club if Peter agrees to remove the Pack’s standing area from the arena. By
controlling the factory, the club, and the rogue Pack, Richard will effectively run the entire town. His
manipulations and deceit play members of the town against one another and upset the narrative
subplot over the course of the novel.
The author runs the individual stories of each of the Beartown players through the above hockey and
political narratives. As the novel develops, so do the identities of each of the characters.
Benji Ovich gains increasing dimension as the narrative explores his past and evolving identity. After
Benji’s father commits suicide, Benji’s mother and three sisters raise him. Benji works to reconcile his
father’s death throughout the course of the novel. His relationship with his family changes when the
author reveals Benji’s homosexuality. Plagued by community harassment, and lonely after the loss of
his best friend Kevin ERdahl, Benji struggles to understand who he is in the context of his community
and team.
Through Benji’s relationship to the other players, the author creates another story arc that follows
the hockey team’s growth over the course of the novel. Each of its players, including the younger
men Amat, Bobo, and Vidar, finds camaraderie within their team. Through their rivalries with the
head team, the author shows the ways hockey links all disparate members of the region.
Once Richard saves the A-team, the Beartown and Hed teams play one another several times during
the season. The tensions of the past remain under those of the sport. The opposing teams intimidate
and harass one another, burning Hed flags, burning Beartown jerseys, and fighting one another in the
woods. These acts of violence come climax when the Hed players light the Bearskin pub on fire.
When the boys flee back to Hed, the Pack follows them. Kira and Maya as well as an old man are
driving on the same road. Ana and Vidar are running home on the road too. The cars collide and the
old man hits Vidar and kills him.
The tragedy of Vidar’s death moves Beartown and Hed towards reconciliation and forgiveness. The
townspeople come together to support Vidar’s family. In the final chapters of the novel, the other
characters work to put their personal concerns aside as well. The narrator uses loss as a gateway to
change and healing.

Fredik Backman

Let’s talk about writer of this book. Fredrik Backman (born 2 June 1981) is
a Swedish columnist, blogger and writer. He is the author of A Man Called Ove (2012), My
Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (2013), Britt-Marie Was
Here (2014), Beartown (2017), and Us Against You (2018). They were number one bestsellers in his
native Sweden. They have been published around the world in more than twenty-five languages.
Backman grew up in Helsingborg. He has been writing for Helsingborgs Dagblad and Moore
Magazine. He debuted as a novelist in 2012 with A Man Called Ove. It was adapted as a film with the
same title and it premiered on December 25, 2015. The rights to his book Beartown have been
bought by a Swedish production company named Filmlance and will be adapted for TV. Backman is
married to Neda Shafti Backman, and they have two children.
Attention!!!: Everything wrote by Ekber and he wrote this
characters and words in the blue notebook.Only Writer
information he got in Wikipedia.