How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Father Flood was tall; his accent was a mixture of Irish and American. (1.164)
Father Flood straddles the line between America and Ireland: he might be a good old Irish boy at heart, but he has a panache and take-no-prisoners attitude that could only be born in Brooklyn.
Quote #2
"Parts of Brooklyn," Father Flood replied, "are just like Ireland. They're full of Irish." (1.181)
Although Brooklyn is on the other side of the globe, there are enough Irish immigrants in the borough to foster a thriving expatriate community. This ends up helping Eilis a lot.
Quote #3
America might be further away and so utterly foreign in its systems and its manners, yet it had an almost compensating glamour attached to it. (1.226)
For a small town girl like Eilis, Brooklyn is the most amazing and glamorous city in the world. It's like London on steroids; like Dublin with Botox. It might be a little intimidating (okay, very intimidating) but Eilis is too excited to worry about her fears and hesitations.