Go Set a Watchman Marriage Quotes

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Quote #4

Alexandra had been and was still technically married to a large placid man named James Hancock. (3.4)

Here's the flaw Jean Louise picks up on: technically. Aunt Alexandra lives apart from her husband, and he's happy about it. That's not the traditional way things are done down South.

Quote #5

When they walked out into the night, Jean Louise wondered what Alexandra would do if she knew her niece was closer to marrying trash than she had ever been in her life. (3.95)

Jean Louise isn't close to marrying Henry here because she loves him. She considers marrying him only as an act of rebellion.

Quote #6

"She wants a father instead of a husband, then." (4.25)

This is a complicated statement about marriage. Jean Louise definitely wants a man like her father to marry. However, she realizes she greatly misunderstands her father. Henry actually is very similar to Atticus, but once Jean Louise realizes she doesn't like Atticus all that much, she definitely doesn't want to marry Henry.