How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle. Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists. He was beginning to grow ambitious. (10.1)
As Paul matures, so do his paintings. These paintings eventually win him the favor of his boss's wife, Miss Jordan, and catapult him into the world of high society—so maybe there might be some commercial value to Paul's painting skills after all? Take that, Humanities-haters.
Quote #5
"Read a book! Why she's never read a book in her life."
"Oh, go along!" said Mrs. Morel, cross with exaggeration.
"It's true, mother—she hasn't," he cried, jumping up and taking his old position on the hearth-rug. "She's never read a book in her life." (6.293-6.295)
William is generally very embarrassed by the superficiality of his fiancée Lily. But he gets downright angry whenever she tries to appear more cultured than she actually is. William hates posers, and his fiancée is no exception. Clearly, these two are not a good match for a healthy marriage.
Quote #6
"He thinks I'm only a common girl," she thought, and she wanted to prove she was a grand person like the "Lady of the Lake." (6.256)
Miriam's view of herself as a great woman has been informed by the fantasy and adventure novels she read growing up. There's absolutely nothing in her day-to-day life that would suggest Miriam's as great as she thinks she is, and this unfounded pride is what people seem to hate about her. Nonetheless, the impact of these books on her ego demonstrates just how much the arts can shape a person's self-image. Literature is powerful stuff, man.