How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
She reflected upon the collar and cuff factory. It began to appear to her mind as a dreary place of endless grinding. Pete's elegant occupation brought him, no doubt, into contact with people who had money and manners. It was probable that he had a large acquaintance of pretty girls. He must have great sums of money to spend. (6.11)
Maggie sure is onto something here. She seems to be the only one clued in to just how bad she has it—she understands work in a factory as the drudgery that it is. Where she goes astray, however, is in believing that Pete lives a life of pleasure and affluence.
Quote #8
A few evenings later Pete entered with fascinating innovations in his apparel. As she had seen him twice and he had different suits on each time, Maggie had a dim impression that his wardrobe was prodigiously extensive. (6.14)
Again, this is all part of Maggie's fantasy and hope that Pete represents a life different from the one inside the Bowery. He may not be as poor as the Johnsons, but two nice suits doesn't equal a ticket out of there.
Quote #9
The vast crowd had an air throughout of having just quitted labor. Men with calloused hands and attired in garments that showed the wear of an endless trudge for a living, smoked their pipes contentedly and spent five, ten, or perhaps fifteen cents for beer. There was a mere sprinkling of kid-gloved men who smoked cigars purchased elsewhere. The great body of the crowd was composed of people who showed that all day they strove with their hands. (7.2)
The crowd at the music hall consists of other immigrant laborers just looking for an amusing distraction from the brutalities of life. They work hard all day for an evening's pleasure and diversion. The few who wear gloves (rather than having exposed, worn hands) smoke fancy cigars and stand out from the rest.