As the only tailor on Phoenix of the Sky, the tailor is a revered figure. He travels to villages around the mountain to sew and leaves his daughter, the Little Seamstress, behind to work in their home shop. He's jovial and personable, and enjoys the narrator and Luo's stories. The Little Seamstress says that he behaves like a child and does whatever he wants.
The Tailor Quotes in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
The Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress quotes below are all either spoken by The Tailor or refer to The Tailor. 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:
).
Part 3, Chapter 2
Quotes
It would evidently take more than a political regime, more than dire poverty to stop a woman from wanting to be well dressed: it was a desire as old as the world, as old as the desire for children.
Related Characters:
The Narrator (speaker), Luo, The Tailor
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The Tailor Quotes in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
The Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress quotes below are all either spoken by The Tailor or refer to The Tailor. 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:
).
Part 3, Chapter 2
Quotes
It would evidently take more than a political regime, more than dire poverty to stop a woman from wanting to be well dressed: it was a desire as old as the world, as old as the desire for children.
Related Characters:
The Narrator (speaker), Luo, The Tailor
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
