The Sneetches and Other Stories Prejudice Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 Those stars weren't so big. They were really so small / You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all. (Sneetches.5-6) |
People say, "It's the small things in life that matter most." Too bad they never point out how this isn't always a good thing. Prejudice, it seems, can revolve around the smallest of small things.
| Quote #2 They never invited the Plain-Belly Sneetches. / They left them out cold, in the dark of the beaches. (Sneetches. 19-20) |
Weak, Star-belly Sneetches. Super weak. Interesting how it isn't enough to just feel superior to the Plain-Belly Sneetches; they have to rub it in, too.
| Quote #3 "We know who is who! Now there isn't a doubt. / The best kind of Sneetches are Sneetches without!" (Sneetches.67-68) |
It isn't the thing itself that matters with prejudice. It's the ability to go, "Nyah, nyah, nyah, I'm better than you" in as whiny and childish a voice as you can muster. For some reason, this makes some people feel better.
