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The professor of Tara’s Jewish history class at BYU. He helps secure Tara a spot on his annual study abroad program at Cambridge, setting in motion Tara’s involvement with and attachment to the prestigious university. He reminds her, at a crucial moment, that she is the master of her destiny—and that she has earned her place at the prestigious institutions she’s a part of.
Dr. Kerry Quotes in Educated
The Educated quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Kerry or refer to Dr. Kerry. 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 28 Quotes
“Everyone has undergone a change,” [Dr. Kerry] said. “The other students were relaxed until we came to this height. Now they are uncomfortable, on edge. You seem to have made the opposite journey. This is the first time I’ve seen you at home in yourself. It’s in the way you move: it’s as if you’ve been on this roof all your life.”
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I had to think before I could answer. “I can stand in this wind, because I’m not trying to stand in it,” I said. “The wind is just wind. You could withstand these gusts on the ground, so you can withstand them in the air. There is no difference. Except the difference you make in your head.”
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Dr. Kerry Character Timeline in Educated
The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Kerry appears in Educated. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 27: If I Were a Woman
Confused and conflicted, Tara decides to meet with Dr. Kerry , the professor of her Jewish history class. They talk about her background, and Tara...
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Tara is rejected from the Cambridge program a few weeks after Christmas, but Dr. Kerry tells Tara that he has written to the committee on her behalf and appealed the...
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Chapter 28: Pygmalion
...and her classmates go up onto the roof. Though the wind blows hard and strong, Dr. Kerry observes that Tara is “not afraid of falling”—she stands tall against the wind while all...
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...is to be alone in her room. She leaves as soon as she can, but Dr. Kerry follows her out of the dining hall and asks her to take a walk with...
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