Kindred Marriage Quotes

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Quote #7

"One husband is enough for me." (5.11.14)

Dana denies Rufus' suggestion that she will try to find a black husband now that she's stuck in the 1800s. Dana insists that she only wants one husband and that she'll get back to him no matter what it takes.

Quote #8

"Found anybody you want to jump the broom with?" (5.11.10)

Again, Rufus approaches Dana and asks if she plans on finding a black slave to marry. The reason he keeps asking is obviously because he feels possessive toward Dana and doesn't want her in the arms of any other man.

Quote #9

"I told her everything. Even about you and Kevin being married. Especially about that." (4.4.63)

Rufus says he told Alice all about Dana being married to Kevin. That's a big deal because Rufus is himself a white man who would like to marry Alice, a black woman. At least he says he'd like to marry her. It's possible that this is just another lie he tells himself to make himself feel better about forcing her into sex.