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Quote #7
His mother had sudden strange seizures of uneasiness about him. Sometimes, for half an hour, she would feel a sudden anxiety about him, that was almost anguish. (209)
Hester almost starts to worry and actually care about her son—or does she sense that her wealth is somehow tied to her son? Is her anxiety really spurred by her subconscious fear of losing her money?
Quote #8
Then he fell with a crash to the ground, and she, all her tormented motherhood flooding upon her, rushed to gather him up. (226)
Paul finally gets the motherly love he has so desperately desired—but only when he collapses from a brain fever.
Quote #9
"What does he mean by Malabar?" asked the heart-frozen mother.
"I don't know," said the father, stonily. (230-1)
These are the only words spoken by his father, and the word "stonily" suggests that he is not in touch with his human emotions. Is he even human, or is he denser?