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Quote #4
"Of course it's yours," Mrs. Price says. "I remember you wearing it once." Because she's older and the teacher, she's right and I'm not. (11)
In any society, there is going to be that one thing that puts you ahead of the rest of the class. It could be money, it could be gender, and it could even be as simple as being born into the right family. As we mentioned earlier, at this school society, social elitism equates to age, and here it is at work.
Quote #5
Mama is making a cake for me for tonight, and when Papa comes home everybody will sing Happy birthday, happy birthday to you. (12)
The difference between society and family becomes pretty evident here. At home, the fact that its Rachel's birthday is a special event, but at school it's just another day for red sweaters and math problems. Math on your birthday? Come on!
Quote #6
But when the sick feeling goes away and I open my eyes, the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain. I move the red sweater to the corner of my desk with my ruler. (13)
Since the authority figure put the sweater on Rachel's desk, she can't shake it off. Sure, she can move it as far away from her as possible, but since the teacher put it there, it can't be moved again.