Julia Blossom is the grandmother of the protest leader and was one of Jesse’s customers when he worked for a mail-order business. Julia does not appear in the story, but she is a point of contention between the protest leader and Jesse; her grandson takes issue with the fact that Jesse would refer to her as “Old Julia” rather than by her full name. This is further evidence of Jesse’s consistent disrespect for and dehumanization of Black people.
Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) Quotes in Going to Meet the Man
The Going to Meet the Man quotes below are all either spoken by Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) or refer to Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) . 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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Going to Meet the Man
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“She’s gone out?”
The boy said nothing.
“Well,” he said, “tell her I passed by and I’ll pass by next week.” He started to go; he stopped. “You want some chewing gum?”
The boy got down from the swing and started for the house. He said, “I don’t want nothing you got, white man.” He walked into the house and closed the door behind him.
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Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) Quotes in Going to Meet the Man
The Going to Meet the Man quotes below are all either spoken by Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) or refer to Julia Blossom (“Old Julia”) . 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:
).
Going to Meet the Man
Quotes
“She’s gone out?”
The boy said nothing.
“Well,” he said, “tell her I passed by and I’ll pass by next week.” He started to go; he stopped. “You want some chewing gum?”
The boy got down from the swing and started for the house. He said, “I don’t want nothing you got, white man.” He walked into the house and closed the door behind him.
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