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FAMILY QUOTE CONTEXT

FAMILY QUOTE CONTEXTS FOR ENGLISH PARAGRAPHS (12 QUOTES)

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in the quote "absence of a father" on page 8, what is the context? Josie introduces herself to the reader and describes how she feels about attending St. Martha’s
in the quote "When I was young she used to keep me at such a distance" on page 17, what is the context? Christina encourages Josie to try to form a relationship with Nonna, especially since Nonna wants to have a relationship with Josie.
in the quote "She’s always wanted to be close to you" on page 17, what is the context? Christina encourages Josie to try to form a relationship with Nonna, especially since Nonna wants to have a relationship with Josie.
in the quote "But she loves us, even if it is in a suffocating way, " on page 35, what is the context? As Josie heads to visit Nonna after school, she reflects on why she doesn’t like Nonna very much.
in the quote "you have no respect for other people’s privacy" on page 37, what is the context? Nonna has just accused Josie of being so rude because the “youth of today” are rude. To Josie, this is ridiculous.
in the quote "Our families had nothing in common" on page 43, what is the context? As Josie and John Barton talk after a debate one night, Josie thinks about how different her family is from John and Ivy’s families
in the quote "you’d be thousands of miles away from people who love you " on page 62, what is the context? When Jacob takes Josie home after the regional dance, he reveals that his mother died of cancer several years ago.
in the quote "He's attracted to me...because I was me," on page 99, what is the context? Christina has just gotten home from a date with Paul Presilio. Both Josie and Nonna resented that Christina was going out with him
in the quote "I didn't want to take that feeling away from Mama." on page 99, what is the context? Christina has just gotten home from a date with Paul Presilio. Both Josie and Nonna resented that Christina was going out with him
in the quote "John and all the other lonely people out there" on page 136, what is the context? Josie has just run into John Barton again; he’s still feeling stifled by his family’s expectations for him and through their conversation, even admits that he’s feeling suicidal.
in the quote "if it doesn’t hurt you, it hurts your mother or your grandmother or someone you care about." on page 152, what is the context? When Josie and Jacob go to Manly and eat lunch on the beach, they discuss how they’re different
in the quote "A tradition that we’ll never let go." on page 175, what is the context? It’s “Tomato Day” for Josie’s family, the day on which the family gets together to make homemade tomato sauce. At the beginning of the chapter, Josie finds the tradition embarassing.
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