William’s mother. A Yao (Muslim cultural group) Malawian, Agnes supports her children, stretching the food as much as possible through the famine and opening a small food stand to keep food on the table for her children. Though a devoted mother, Agnes does not fully understand William’s crazy inventions but tries to support his dreams anyway.
Agnes Kamkwamba Quotes in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Chapter 7
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My parents never scolded Rose for taking more than her share. But Doris soon reached her breaking point. Over the past weeks she'd become paranoid, fearing she wouldn't get any food at supper and my parents wouldn't help her.
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Agnes Kamkwamba Quotes in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Agnes Kamkwamba or refer to Agnes Kamkwamba. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7
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My parents never scolded Rose for taking more than her share. But Doris soon reached her breaking point. Over the past weeks she'd become paranoid, fearing she wouldn't get any food at supper and my parents wouldn't help her.
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