Fru Dahl’s husband. Like Fru Dahl, Herr Dahl is eager to show Helga off with the hopes of landing good social connections. He thinks Helga should capitalize on her status as the only mixed-race woman in town, and scolds Helga when she rejects Axel Olsen, an affluent artist. Like Fru Dahl, Larsen uses Herr Dahl to criticize the objectification of black women in white cultures.
Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) Quotes in Quicksand
The Quicksand quotes below are all either spoken by Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) or refer to Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) . 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 14
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A decoration. A curio. A peacock.
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Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) Quotes in Quicksand
The Quicksand quotes below are all either spoken by Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) or refer to Herr Dahl (Uncle Poul) . 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 14
Quotes
A decoration. A curio. A peacock.
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