Ames is a well-educated, thoughtful young man that Carrie meets in New York. Although Ames is Mrs. Vance’s cousin, he does not share her views on wealth and materiality: Ames deems luxury superficial and instead chooses to pursue the pleasures of art. Carrie looks up to Ames, viewing him as someone with better taste, and is eager to gain his approval. Indeed, Ames’s respect for theater inspires Carrie to pursue a career as an actress. Ames is the only notable character who appears to be unaffected by the standards and glamour of the city.
Robert Ames Quotes in Sister Carrie
The Sister Carrie quotes below are all either spoken by Robert Ames or refer to Robert Ames. 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 32
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[Carrie] felt as if she would like to be agreeable to [Ames], and also there came with it, or perhaps preceded it, the slightest shade of a feeling that he was better educated than she was—that his mind was better. He seemed to look it, and the saving grace in Carrie was that she could understand that people could be wiser.
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Robert Ames Quotes in Sister Carrie
The Sister Carrie quotes below are all either spoken by Robert Ames or refer to Robert Ames. 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 32
Quotes
[Carrie] felt as if she would like to be agreeable to [Ames], and also there came with it, or perhaps preceded it, the slightest shade of a feeling that he was better educated than she was—that his mind was better. He seemed to look it, and the saving grace in Carrie was that she could understand that people could be wiser.
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