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Dad / Sophie’s Father
Sophie Amundsen’s Mom is a pleasant but slightly dull woman, who shares none of her daughter’s interest in philosophy or reason. In a sense, Mom isn’t a character so much as a warning sign: this is what happens to people who don’t question their surroundings. Mom lives a simple, banal life, and seems not to derive much pleasure from her work or her home life. In all, Sophie cares about her mother, but ultimately moves past her narrow-mindedness to enter the world of philosophy.
Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen Quotes in Sophie’s World
The Sophie’s World quotes below are all either spoken by Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen or refer to Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen. 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 7
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“We don’t learn anything there. The difference between schoolteachers and philosophers is that school-teachers think they know a lot of stuff that they try to force down our throats. Philosophers try to figure things out together with the pupils.”
“Now we’re back to white rabbits again! You know something? I demand to know who your boyfriend really is. Otherwise I’ll begin to think he is a bit disturbed.”
Sophie turned her back on the dishes and pointed at her mother with the dish mop.
“It’s not him who’s disturbed. But he likes to disturb others—to shake them out of their rut.”
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Chapter 33
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“They have vanished into thin air,” said Helene Amundsen, not without a touch of pride.
She drew herself up to her full height, walked toward the long table and began to clear up after the philosophical garden party.
“More coffee, anyone?”
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Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen Quotes in Sophie’s World
The Sophie’s World quotes below are all either spoken by Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen or refer to Mom / Sophie’s mother / Helene Amundsen. 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 7
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“We don’t learn anything there. The difference between schoolteachers and philosophers is that school-teachers think they know a lot of stuff that they try to force down our throats. Philosophers try to figure things out together with the pupils.”
“Now we’re back to white rabbits again! You know something? I demand to know who your boyfriend really is. Otherwise I’ll begin to think he is a bit disturbed.”
Sophie turned her back on the dishes and pointed at her mother with the dish mop.
“It’s not him who’s disturbed. But he likes to disturb others—to shake them out of their rut.”
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Chapter 33
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“They have vanished into thin air,” said Helene Amundsen, not without a touch of pride.
She drew herself up to her full height, walked toward the long table and began to clear up after the philosophical garden party.
“More coffee, anyone?”
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