How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #10
I knew it was them right away. I knew it by the way they walked down the airplane stairs, clutching each other. And when they got closer I knew it by my grandmother's shoes – black with laces and fat heels—old lady shoes. My grandfather had white hair around the edges and none on top. He was shorter and fatter than my grandmother. (21.12)
In a book where so much emphasis is placed on appearances, it is significant that Judy Blume describes the Hutchinses like this. Margaret isn't above judging her grandparents based on their fuddy duddy clothes, and neither are we.