How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Only one person to love. Just one little corner of loving of my own. For that love I'd have borne it all and I'd never have fought back. I would have obeyed. I would have agreed that I'm sick, that I'm sick to be poor and sick to be sick and sick to be hungry and sick to be lonely and sick to be robbed and used. (19.78)
Would it have been good for Connie to agree that she's sick? Would love have made her even more oppressed? It's not clear; in Mattapoisett, people don't have to choose between love and self-respect. It seems like Connie shouldn't have to either.