How we cite our quotes: (Entry. Paragraph)
Quote #1
At Broussard's I had supper in a superb courtyard under the stars—huîtres variées, green salad, white wine and coffee; the same meal I had there in past years. I saw everything—the lanterns, the trees, the candlelit tables, the little fountain, as though I were looking through a fine camera lens. Surrounded by elegant waiters, elegant people and elegant food, I thought of the other parts of town where I would live in the days to come. Was there a place in New Orleans where a Negro could buy huîtres variées? (4.4)
Nowadays everyone dreams of being rich, but imagine how much it would suck if there were some things you still couldn't do (not illegal things, silly) even if you were richer than Bill Gates. Like go to a fancy restaurant and eat huîtres varies—which are mixed oysters, by the way: change "mixed oysters" to "ice cream sundaes" for all you non oyster-fans out there.
Quote #2
I passed the same taverns and amusement places where the hawkers had solicited me on previous evenings. They were busy, urging white men to come in and see the girls. The same smells of smoke and liquor and dampness poured out through half-open doors. Tonight they did not solicit me. Tonight they looked at me but did not see me. (7.23)
It's not just that Griffin has certain things closed off to him as a black man, but he's even made entirely invisible to the people looking at him.
Quote #3
It was the ghetto. I had seen them before from the high altitude of one who could look down and pity. Now I belonged here and the view was different. A first glance told it all. Here it was pennies and clutter and spittle on the curb. (8.17)
Before, Griffin felt pity for the people who lived in the ghetto. What do you think his emotions about the ghetto are after him becomes a black man?