How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
After each futile birth, her love of children grew stronger. (7.61)
Phew. After suffering so many heartbreaks, is amazes Shmoop that Sissy still tries and tries to have a child.
Quote #2
Thus I lost the second savings. But I am saving again. Maybe sometime… (9.102)
Even though her hard-earned savings are stolen from her twice before, Grandma Rommelly is not going to let that stop her from trying to save for land again.
Quote #3
“[…] Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It’s growing out of sour earth. And it’s strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way.” (10.35)
When she is a baby, Francie looks too weak to survive her first year, and everyone likes to tell Mama about it. This is her way of telling them to go jump off a cliff. Francie will overcome her problems and grow strong like the tree. Are people stronger if they have to fight for something?