The Poisonwood Bible Book 1, Chapter 8 Quotes
The Poisonwood Bible Book 1, Chapter 8 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 1
"Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes. [...] It's hard to say which is worse, seeing it run out and waste the water, or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes." (1.8.7)
Yikes. This is some pretty nasty sexism coming from Nathan Price, the father of four girls. Why the bad attitude? Does he feel threatened by them? And what would he say to women attending graduate schools?