The Geneys are a family that live up the road from Larry’s family. They are not financially comfortable, and recently had a baby. The Geneys are referenced in a disagreement Larry has with his mother. Larry’s mother tells him that their family will not be able to have a baby until Larry’s father returns from the war, insisting that this is the only way they will be able to afford the cost of a baby.” Because he knows the Geneys to be poor, Larry claims that their baby must be cheap, and says that his mother ought to follow their example by settling for a less expensive baby.
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Ours was the only house in the terrace without a new baby, and Mother said we couldn’t afford one till Father came back from the war because they cost seventeen and six. That showed how simple she was.
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The Geneys Quotes in My Oedipus Complex
The My Oedipus Complex quotes below are all either spoken by The Geneys or refer to The Geneys. 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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My Oedipus Complex
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Ours was the only house in the terrace without a new baby, and Mother said we couldn’t afford one till Father came back from the war because they cost seventeen and six. That showed how simple she was.
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