How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Venerable parent promptly resorts to anathematization, and turns him out." (1.2.60)
Eugene Wrayburn is a sarcastic dude, which is why he uses a million-dollar word here when he could have simply said, "Old Man Harmon told his kid to get lost." This line is one of the first accounts we hear of John Harmon's split with his dad.
Quote #2
"That it is a great work to have cut your way from father's life, and to have made a new and good beginning. So there am I, Charley, left alone with father, keeping him as straight as I can." (1.3.165)
Lizzie knows that the only way her brother Charley will ever rise in the world is if he gets away from his father, Gaffer. Lizzie, however, is too loyal to her father to leave him completely alone.
Quote #3
"And above all things, mind this Charley! Be sure you always speak well of father. Be sure you always give father his full due." (2.6.128)
Even though Lizzie wants Charley to get away from Gaffer, she wants to make sure that Charley always speaks well of the man. Family reputation means a lot to her, and she doesn't want her father getting a worse name than he already has.