A native of the South Side, Johnnie is the assistant Barack hires after two years in Chicago. Johnnie is enthusiastic and is able to talk at length, bouncing from subject to subject, something Barack finds endearing. He’s thrilled and proud when Barack announces he’s going to law school. Johnnie doesn’t resent Barack for his success, something that surprises Barack.
Johnnie Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by Johnnie or refer to Johnnie. 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:
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Chapter 13
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I wondered how much difference those posters would make to the boy we had just left in Asante’s office. Probably not as much as Asante himself, I thought. A man willing to listen. A hand placed on a young man’s shoulders.
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Johnnie Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by Johnnie or refer to Johnnie. 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 13
Quotes
I wondered how much difference those posters would make to the boy we had just left in Asante’s office. Probably not as much as Asante himself, I thought. A man willing to listen. A hand placed on a young man’s shoulders.
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