Post #3

Quote #1 “You’re in for it now. When Papa comes home, he’s going to throw you out on the street, where you belong”, Hildegarde, Pg.100

Significance: I chose this quote from the book because in this quote Hildegarde is talking to Margaret Rose’s family and treating them as if they were nothing. I choose this quote because it talks about how Americans treated the characters in this book. Hildegarde was born and raised in the US. Hildegarde, Elsa and Trudy were all against Margaret Rose’s family living at their house.

Character Judgment: I think Hildegarde is really mean and unwelcoming. In the beginning of the book Hildegarde wasn’t really mean and she seemed shy. Now she is as mean as Elsa and Trudy and she is not shy anymore. She almost acts and says the same things as Trudy.

Question: Why did Hildegarde suddenly became so mean as her mom and sister?




Quote #2 “I just want to die! Walter saw these…these…immigrants running a sweatshop in our home. I’m so humiliated,” Trudy, Pg.99

Significance: I chose this quote because in this quote it talks about how Americans treated the characters in the book. In this quote Trudy is talking to else about feeling humiliated because Walter saw Margaret Rose’s family doing the paper roses. She said that just because Walter saw Margaret Rose’s family he would not want to marry her. In this quote Trudy refers to Margaret Rose’s family as “these immigrants.”

Character Judgment: I think Trudy is like her mom, Elsa, and her sister, Hildegarde. She probably is a lot meaner than Elsa and Hildegarde. She thinks she is better than Margaret Rose’s family just because they are immigrants and she is not. Also because she was probably born in America and Margaret Rose’s family was born in Ireland.

Question: Was Walter Trudy’s boyfriend?