How we cite our quotes: (Part.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Burned any bras lately har har twinkle twinkle A pretty girl like you doesn't need to be liberated twinkle har Don't listen to those hysterical bitches twinkle twinkle twinkle I never take a woman's advice about two things: love and automobiles twinkle twinkle har May I kiss your little hand twinkle twinkle twinkle. Har. Twinkle. (3.5.1)
The men in this novel behave badly in lots of different ways. Some are outwardly violent toward women, while others are more politely condescending. Does the novel make clear distinctions between these types of misogyny?
Quote #5
Boys don't like smart girls. Boys don't like aggressive girls. Unless they want to sit in the girls' laps, that is. I never met a man yet who wanted to make it with a female Genghis Khan. Either they try to dominate you, which is revolting, or they turn into babies. You might as well give up. (4.11.5)
Laura's experience dating high schools guys has made her feel that relationships between guys and girls are all about power. She feels pretty sure that young women like her who have (or dream of having) power won't be attractive to young men-in-the-making. Do the adult relationships in the novel bear this out?
Quote #6
You can see the blood rush to his face, even in this bad light. That's what comes of being misunderstood. "Keep a civil tongue in your mouth, young lady!" (6.4.17)
Joanna/the omniscient narrator is using sarcasm in this passage, though it might be difficult to hear. When Bud grabs Jeannine's/Janet's arm and she resists, why does the narrator attribute his anger to "being misunderstood"?