How we cite our quotes:
Quote #7
“An interesting cargo we had this trip. One item in particular. Sixteen diamond-paned windows ordered from England by one William Ashby. They say he’s building a house for his bride. A hoity-toity young lady from Barbados, I hear, and the best is none too good for her. No oiled paper in her windows, no indeed!” (14.17)
Nat mocks the windows William is purchasing for his house. What assumptions does Nat make based on appearances? What does Nat say about birds a few paragraphs later in 14.23?
Quote #8
And Andros! He was a true cavalier, with his fine embroidered coat, his commanding air, and the wealth of dark curls that flowed over his velvet collar. How elegantly he sat the saddle of his borrowed horse. Why, he was a gentleman, an office of the King’s Dragoons, a knight! Who were these common resentful farmers to dispute his royal right? He made their defiance seem childish. (15.36)
Why is this description of Governor Andros significant?
Quote #9
Kit laid down the trench in dismay. “But I can’t go like this! I’ve been sitting in the dirt all night!” The face she lifted to the woman was even sorrier than she realized, streaked with mud and tears.
“You’re no treat to look at, that’s sure,” the woman admitted. “If they took you for a witch right now I’d scarce blame them.” (19.7-8)
Kit must fix herself up on the morning of her trial so as to be presentable to the examiners. How is appearance connected to the way people are judged?