How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Eh, Gawd, child, what is it dis time? Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader?" (2.50)
Violence in this book is not exclusive to men—nope, it's equal opportunity violence, at least insofar as handing out whoopings goes.
Quote #5
He became a truck driver. He was given the charge of a painstaking pair of horses and a large rattling truck. He invaded the turmoil and tumble of the down-town streets and learned to breathe maledictory defiance at the police who occasionally used to climb up, drag him from his perch and beat him. (4.15)
Jimmie finds the perfect job for applying his aggressions. Driving his truck, Jimmie is unafraid of breaking the law and sees police violence against him as part of the routine.
Quote #6
He developed too great a tendency to climb down from his truck and fight with other drivers. He had been in quite a number of miscellaneous fights, and in some general barroom rows that had become known to the police. Once he had been arrested for assaulting a Chinaman. (4.28)
Nothing like a good smack down, right? Jimmie is always looking for a fight—on the street, in a bar… Heck, the only person with a longer rap sheet is his mother.