“I asked him a few questions on Transylvania history, and he warmed up to the subject wonderfully. In his speaking of things and people, and especially of battles, he spoke as if he had been present at them all.” I picked this quote because it kinda foreshadows the fact that the Count is immortal.
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“I see the house at Wuthering Heights has “Earnshaw” carved over the front door. Are they an old family?”
“Very old, sir; and Hareton is the last of them, as our Miss Cathy is of us-I mean, of the Lintons.”
This quote I picked because it shows how Nelly may be hiding something and how she sees herself as one of the Lintons.
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“My name is Hareton Earnshaw and I’d counsel you to respect it! ” I chose this quote because it characterizes Earnshaw.
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“If they are as bad, as unnatural, as you say, why do you want to be like them? Don’t you want to be better than they are?”
This quote stood out to me because it shows Toni Morrison’s opinion on human nature and on how bad people are. This quote is in the middle of a conversation between Milkman and Guitar regarding Guitar getting back at white people by killing them. Milkman is trying to show Guitar that he shouldn’t stoop down to their level. This particular part of this book conveys an idea of reverse racism, which is prevalent throughout this novel.
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