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Lust Quotes in The Day of the Locust

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Having once seen her secret smile and the things that accompanied it, he wanted to make her repeat it again and again. (22.33)

Even Claude catches the bug by the end of the novel. Now that he's not the one being toyed with, though, Tod is able to look at the situation dispassionately and see it as the farce it really is. Still, we kind of doubt he has the capability to apply this knowledge to his own life.