Adele Character Analysis in Small Great Things

Adele, a middle-aged black woman, appears with Wallace Mercy on the final day of trial and reveals that she is Brit's mother. Francis later explains that he and Adele were young and in love when they had Brit, but Francis's jealousy drove Adele to begin a relationship with her black choral director at church. After Francis beat her, she left him and Brit.

Adele Quotes in Small Great Things

The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Adele or refer to Adele . 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 head actually aches from holding three incompatible truths in it: 1. Black people are inferior. 2. Brit is half black. 3. I love Brit with all my heart.

Shouldn't numbers one and two make number three impossible? Or is she the exception to the rule? Was Adele one, too?

I think of me and Twinkie dreaming of the food we craved behind bars.

How many exceptions do there have to be before you start to realize that maybe the truths you've been told aren't actually true?

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Page Number and Citation: 443

Explanation and Analysis:

Adele Quotes in Small Great Things

The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Adele or refer to Adele . 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:

).

My head actually aches from holding three incompatible truths in it: 1. Black people are inferior. 2. Brit is half black. 3. I love Brit with all my heart.

Shouldn't numbers one and two make number three impossible? Or is she the exception to the rule? Was Adele one, too?

I think of me and Twinkie dreaming of the food we craved behind bars.

How many exceptions do there have to be before you start to realize that maybe the truths you've been told aren't actually true?

Related Characters: (speaker), , ,

Page Number and Citation: 443

Explanation and Analysis:

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Adele Character Analysis

Adele Quotes in Small Great Things

Adele Quotes in Small Great Things

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