How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Shameful. Them two living under the same roof, without benefit of clergy. You know well as I what's going on in that house, right under our very noses."
"Maybe," said Mama, "our noses are where they shouldn't be." (9.5-6)
Just like Papa with his fences, Mama thinks that keeping on your own side of the boundary lines is a major factor in being a good neighbor. Do Mama and Papa generally share the same opinions about community? Are either of them a part of a community that the other is not?
Quote #8
"Haven says he's a worker. And I say the Bascom place never looked better. She couldn't of done it alone, run that farm. Life ain't easy for a widow woman."
"Easy's the word for her."
"What goes on under a neighbor's quilt is nought to me," said Mama. (9.16-18)
The community may have strict rules about the proper behavior of a widow and her hired man, but to Mama, the rule of minding your own business comes first. Way to be a stand-up lady, Mama. We know it's tough.