How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"As soon as my papa has built himself a boat he will come and get me, and I'll be a cannibal princess. Heigh-ho, won't that be exciting?" (1.4)
Okay, so lots of girls fantasize about being princesses, otherwise there would be no Disney princesses and no Princess Diaries. But a cannibal princess? This hints right away that Pippi isn't exactly a typical girl.
Quote #2
Annika never fussed when she didn't get her own way, and she always looked pretty in her little well-ironed cotton dresses; she took the greatest care not to get them dirty. (1.10)
Right after we hear that Pippi wants to be a cannibal princess and that her "family" consists of a monkey and a horse, we get this quote about Annika. You know, just in case we forgot how girls are supposed to act.
Quote #3
Bengt turned around and saw a little girl he had never seen before […] "Boys," he said, "boys, let Willie alone and take a look at this girl. What a babe!" […] "Have you ever seen hair like hers? Red as fire! And such shoes […]" (2.54-56)
Big mistake, Bengt—big mistake. Bengt the bully, like so many others, assumes Pippi—being a "babe" and all—will be an easy target for ridicule. Bengt needs to adjust his attitude about women.