| Quote #4 It wasn't like Amma to side with everyone else in town, considering that was usually the wrong side of things. (9.14.43) |
People within a society fighting against each other. Hmmm. Sounds kind of like the Civil War to us. Is there a healthy level of internal disagreement in a town or should everyone always agree?
| Quote #5 "It's not my fault that I have a penchant for good breeding, reasonable intelligence, and passable personal hygiene." (9.14.205) |
Another zinger from Macon against the dirty, dumb, inbred residents of Gatlin. That's how he sees them anyway.
| Quote #6 "It was one thing for me to make fun of Gatlin. It was different coming from Macon Ravenwood. It came from a different place." (9.14.219) |
Whoa, where'd all this Gatlin pride come from, Ethan? Technically, Macon Ravenwood has been in town much, much longer than Ethan has, so which of them has more of a right to make fun of it?