A chorus girl in New York. Carrie becomes friends with her after joining the same theater company as a fellow chorus girl. After Carrie leaves Hurstwood, she lives with Lola for the remainder of the novel. Lola is optimistic, self-sufficient, and enjoys flirting with various young men in her social circles.
Lola Osborne Quotes in Sister Carrie
The Sister Carrie quotes below are all either spoken by Lola Osborne or refer to Lola Osborne. 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 42
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Carrie’s little soldier friend. Miss Osborne, seeing her succeeding, had become a sort of satellite. Little Osborne could never of herself amount to anything. She seemed to realise it in a sort of pussy-like way and instinctively concluded to cling with her soft little claws to Carrie.
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Lola Osborne Quotes in Sister Carrie
The Sister Carrie quotes below are all either spoken by Lola Osborne or refer to Lola Osborne. 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 42
Quotes
Carrie’s little soldier friend. Miss Osborne, seeing her succeeding, had become a sort of satellite. Little Osborne could never of herself amount to anything. She seemed to realise it in a sort of pussy-like way and instinctively concluded to cling with her soft little claws to Carrie.
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