How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
“So a man pinched you on the El,” she said. “I wouldn’t let that bother me. It means you’re getting a good shape and there are some men who can’t resist a woman’s shape. Say! I must be getting old! It’s been years since anybody pinched me on the El. There was a time when I couldn’t ride in a crowd without coming home black and blue,” she said proudly.” (44.51)
Sissy sees it as an honor that a man would think she was good looking enough to pinch, and buys in whole heartedly to the belief that some men just can't help themselves around women. It’s a twisted way of blaming the victim, in addition to not thinking very highly of men (puppies can't help themselves, not grown men).