How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I remember now that she was a bound girl and did not know where her father and mother were (1.14)
Mrs. Grimes has always been isolated from society. She has no family and no friends. Even her own husband treats her less like a human being and more like an inanimate object.
Quote #5
Sometimes, when she began to look old—she wasn't forty yet—and when the husband and son were both off [...] she went around the house and the barnyard muttering to herself (2.7)
Unsurprisingly, this life has taken its toll on Mrs. Grimes' physical and mental health. Human beings need other human beings—otherwise, they end up like Howard Hughes.