Strangers in Their Own Land

Strangers in Their Own Land

by

Arlie Russell Hochschild

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Janice Areno Character Analysis

Harold and Annette Areno’s niece, an accountant who Hochschild profiles in Chapter 10. Janice is so loyal to the Republican Party that she collects elephant statues—she exemplifies the Team Loyalist subtype of the endurance self. She is deeply religious, will sacrifice anything for her family, and even “dresses Pentecostal” without makeup or jewelry. Hard work is her cardinal virtue, and she is proud of her ability to endure difficult conditions without needing government assistance. In fact, she has little sympathy for people who refuse to work and thinks the government should “let them starve.” She sees government spending as wasteful and “personal morality” as increasingly eroding in the liberal parts of America. She spent years building her dream retirement home by hand and comes to resolutely support Donald Trump.

Janice Areno Quotes in Strangers in Their Own Land

The Strangers in Their Own Land quotes below are all either spoken by Janice Areno or refer to Janice Areno. 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 10 Quotes

“I don't mind somebody being gay if they want to be gay. Just be a regular person, go to work, mow the lawn, fish. You don't have to be shouting it from the mountaintops. Don't make me change and don't call me a bigot if I don't.”

Related Characters: Janice Areno (speaker), Arlie Russell Hochschild
Page Number: 162
Explanation and Analysis:

Sometimes Team Players had to suck it up and just cope.

Related Characters: Arlie Russell Hochschild (speaker), Janice Areno
Page Number: 163
Explanation and Analysis:
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Janice Areno Quotes in Strangers in Their Own Land

The Strangers in Their Own Land quotes below are all either spoken by Janice Areno or refer to Janice Areno. 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:
Trust, Empathy, and Political Progress Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

“I don't mind somebody being gay if they want to be gay. Just be a regular person, go to work, mow the lawn, fish. You don't have to be shouting it from the mountaintops. Don't make me change and don't call me a bigot if I don't.”

Related Characters: Janice Areno (speaker), Arlie Russell Hochschild
Page Number: 162
Explanation and Analysis:

Sometimes Team Players had to suck it up and just cope.

Related Characters: Arlie Russell Hochschild (speaker), Janice Areno
Page Number: 163
Explanation and Analysis: