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Quote #10
My aunt Josie was interrogating poor Arn Satterlee about Emmie Hubbard's land and who was after buying it. I did my best to avoid her. She had told the whole county how selfish and uncaring I was to have gone to the Glenmore. She was only mad because Pa wouldn't allow Abby to clean her house and she now had to pay a girl from the village to do it. (39.confabulate.11)
Of particular interest here is the attitude of a wealthier member of the community (Aunt Josie) toward money. Whereas Mattie's family and other, poorer members of the community try to help one another out during hard times (Mattie makes food for the Hubbards, the Hubbards take Mamma Weaver in after the fire), wealthier members like Aunt Josie and Royal Loomis are much more interested in maintaining and increasing their wealth. What might this attitude toward money reveal about the community at large?