The cowboy’s wife is a bigoted woman: when Hà and her family initially move in with the cowboy and his wife, she insists that her guests live in the basement and don’t go outside—she doesn’t want the neighbors to see Hà’s family. She remains rude and standoffish until Mother agrees to have the family baptized at the local Baptist church, at which point the cowboy’s wife begins to smile at the newcomers.
The Cowboy’s Wife Quotes in Inside Out and Back Again
The Inside Out and Back Again quotes below are all either spoken by The Cowboy’s Wife or refer to The Cowboy’s Wife. 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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Part 2: At Sea
Quotes
Then by chance Mother learns
sponsors prefer those
whose applications say “Christians.”
Just like that
Mother amends our faith,
saying all beliefs
are pretty much the same.
Related Characters:
Kim Hà (speaker), Mother, The Cowboy, The Cowboy’s Wife
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The Cowboy’s Wife Quotes in Inside Out and Back Again
The Inside Out and Back Again quotes below are all either spoken by The Cowboy’s Wife or refer to The Cowboy’s Wife. 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 2: At Sea
Quotes
Then by chance Mother learns
sponsors prefer those
whose applications say “Christians.”
Just like that
Mother amends our faith,
saying all beliefs
are pretty much the same.
Related Characters:
Kim Hà (speaker), Mother, The Cowboy, The Cowboy’s Wife
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
