Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The Sneetches and Other Stories.
Prejudice Quotes
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)
Society and Class Quotes
"My name is Sylvester McMonkey McBean. / And I've heard of your troubles. I've heard you're unhappy. / But I can fix that. I'm the Fix-it-Up Chappie." (Sneetches.28-30)
Pride Quotes
With their snoots in the air, [the Star-Bellies] would sniff and they'd snort / "We'll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!" (Sneetches.11-12)
Identity Quotes
"[…] For I live by a rule / That I learned as a boy back in South-Going School. / Never budge! That's my rule. Never budge in the least!" (Zax.22-24)
Fear Quotes
For I have never been afraid / Of anything. Not very. (Scared.4-5)