How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)
Quote #1
"That's no way to speak to a woman nearly eighty years old just because she's down. I'd have you respect your elders, young man" (3).
Whoa, Granny sure puts Doctor Harry in his place. It's funny how Granny sometimes uses the title of elderly to her advantage like in this exchange with Dr. H., but in other places in the story she's totally not cool with being labeled "old."
Quote #2
"She was never like this, never like this!" "Well, what can we expect?" "Yes, eighty years old…" Well, and what if she was? She still had ears (9-10).
Ouch. Granny's awareness of what others are saying about her suggests that, ironically, having your faculties intact in old age can sometimes make things even harder. If you've still got a set of decent ears, you'll be painfully aware of other people's assumptions about your limitations.
Quote #3
When she was sixty she had felt very old, finished, and went around making farewell trips to see her children and grandchildren, with a secret in her mind: This is the very last of your mother, children! (18)
Talk about morbid. Do you think this little farewell trip really helped Granny to get over the idea of death as she claims?