How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"She is much changed since she has returned," Dum said.
"She has made us take off our bangles of womanhood, and these dresses make our bodies very hot," Dee added with a sad little sniff. (8.98)
Why do you think that Peekay's mom uses her power over the servants to determine their religion? Is she afraid of their traditions? Is it a way of controlling them?
Quote #5
"That disgusting, filthy, evil old man was tampering with the mind of my five-year-old son! God is not mocked! How could I let a black heathen woman riddled with superstition bring up my only son?" She picked up her cup and took a polite sip. "Your nanny was possessed by the devil," she said finally, satisfied the discussion was over. (8.94)
Peekay's mother may be feeling guilty because the witch doctor came to take care of Peekay's bedwetting and Nanny stepped in as mother to Peekay, all because she had gone to the mental hospital.
Quote #6
"It is better just to get on with the business of living and minding your own business and maybe, if God likes the way you do things, he may just let you flower for a day or a night. But don't' go pestering and begging and telling him all your stupid little sins, that way you will spoil his day. Absoloodle." (10.37)
Doc is talking about a cactus in South America that only flowers once a century, and using it as a metaphor for his own relationship with God. What is it with Doc and his cacti?