How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
[The Golem] wasn't human. She would never have children. Love itself might be beyond her. How could she say wouldn't have done the same as Anna, if she'd been born instead of made? (18.13)
The Golem sympathizes with Anna, even though other people look down on her for being unmarried and pregnant. The Golem is able to put herself in Anna's shoes and see how life really is for a girl of Anna's age and social class.
Quote #8
"Be careful, Chavaleh. You're fond of Anna, I am too, but there's no need to risk your reputation." (18.58)
We can only imagine the things that get said about Anna off-page—she's probably called a hussy or a woman of loose morals. Being pregnant without a husband seems to be the worst thing ever in 1899. Even by simply associating with such a trollop, some of Anna's bad morals might rub off on Chava.
Quote #9
After a moment's hesitation [the Golem] merely did what she'd seen the other girls do: she lifted his hand from where it had wandered and replaced it firmly on her waist. (18.127)
The Golem has to navigate the social mores of the day when she hits the dance club. She doesn't drop it low, or drop it like it's hot, or drop anything really, but she does learn that men aren't always gentleman and that she needs to firmly remind them of this when they try to cop a feel.