How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Around eight o'clock he ended up outside the new Nightmare of Consumption ("Everything—for a price!") on Grand Street. (2.650)
Although this is played as jokey satire, there's something sinister underlying Chip's grocery store experience. The well-orchestrated chaos is something we'll see associated with consumer culture throughout the novel.
Quote #2
Most important of all was that the bride and groom themselves match: have similar backgrounds and educations. (2.960)
Enid has very traditional views on class. This might be surprising, given her own personal insecurities, but it's very much in line with her generation's thinking.
Quote #3
It was true that Alfred believed the only thing wrong with the death penalty was that it wasn't used often enough; true as well that the men [...] were usually black men from the slums on St. Jude's north side. (2.1023)
Alfred is as conservative as you can get. As is often the case in American society, race and class get mixed together to create a dangerous cocktail.