EINTY analysis quotes Flashcards

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What quote talks about Lydia’s isolation regarding Marilyn’s disappearance?

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“Since their mother’s disappearance and return, Lydia had been friendless”.

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What quote highlights Marilyn’s feeling of being an outcast in society?

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She had never told anyone how alone she felt, how certain that the other mothers in town had shared wisdom that she lacked.

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What indirect and direct quotes show Marilyn passing on her societal expectations to Lydia?

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Sweetheart, I know high school may not feel important, but its the foundation for the rest of your life.

She buried her nose in Lydia’s hair and made silent promises

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What quote shows James pushing his expectations on Nath?

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He needs to learn how to make friends

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What quote highlights Doris’s discrimination and pushing her marital expectations onto Marilyn?

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Oh my mother just thinks that I should marry someone more like me

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What quote highlights the societal expectation of women in the 1970’s?

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Shouldn’t the doctor do that

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What quote highlights how James feels discriminated against in his workplace?

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This little man, 5f 9 at most and not even American was going to teach them about cowboys

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What quote shows how James as an outcast in society and believed that Doris was right?

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Your mother was right after all, you should of married someone more like you

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What quote shows Doris disapproving Marilyn’s choice to marry James?

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It’s not right Marilyn, It’s not right, think about your children, she said, where will you live, you wont fit in anywhere. You’ll be sorry for the rest of your life.

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What quote shows James when he found his sense of belonging with Louisa?

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You’re the kind of girl i should of married

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What quote shows James when he found his sense of belonging with Louisa?

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You’re the kind of girl i should of married

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What quote shows how Lydia felt that she had lost her innocence?

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Lydia’s bottle of Baby Soft sat atop the dresser, a sweet powdery, loved, baby scent still in the air, But no Lydia

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What quote shows how Lydia loses her innocence when with Jack?

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And to her surprise Jack pulled the pack of cigarettes from his pocket and held it out, “A peace offering”

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What quote shows Lydia lying and Nath keeping the secret?

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Lydia how’s pam doing
she’s doing great just made the pep squad
and Nath does not contridict her

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What quote shows how James’s being an outcast affected his relationships?

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part of him wanted to tell his son that he knew what it was like to be teased, what it was like to never fit in

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What quote demonstrates how Marilyn felt about her mother

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“It struck her then, as if someone had said it aloud: her mother was dead, and the only thing worth remembering about her, in the end, was that she cooked