An American Dream Society and Class Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"She had no taste. But she was grand, grander than anything I'd ever seen, and I was petrified of her." (8.370)

That's not the only way Rojack and Kelly are similar, either—they also both joined the upper class by way of women. But it's not like Bess is a classy lady or anything; her house is tackier than Donald Trump's hotels. She's so rich that she doesn't need to bother with good taste.

Quote #11

"A rich man cannot afford that—his boredom is infinite in its dimensions." (8.386)

This explains a lot a lot about Kelly's and Rojack's actions. It's like playing a videogame with cheat codes—when everything is easy, you end up doing a lot of crazy stuff you'd never do otherwise.