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Mrs. Ashton is a White librarian who works at the Gary Public Library. Although she has a certain fondness for the polite and studious Deza Malone and Clarice Anne Johnson—and although she’s excited to root for Joe Louis in his match with Max Schmeling—she still harbors racist beliefs and attitudes.
Mrs. Ashton Quotes in The Mighty Miss Malone
The The Mighty Miss Malone quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Ashton or refer to Mrs. Ashton. 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 9 Quotes
“Usually when people say that, they have good intentions, they think they’re giving you a compliment, but when you look at it…”
Jimmie said, “It’s an insult.”
“I can’t deny that, Jimmie,” Mother said, “but you learn you have to make allowances. You have to know which battles are worth fighting.”
Father said, “And ‘credit to your race’ and a lot of other sayings you’ll be running into are things that give you a warning about whoever it is who’s saying them. […] Think about a strange dog, Deza. They let you know if they’re friendly or not, right? […] Unless they’re rabid they give you signals that if you get any closer you’ll end up hurt. […] Think of ‘credit to your race’ as that first growl. Just be aware that that person is letting you know you need to keep an even sharper-than-normal eye on them.
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Mrs. Ashton Character Timeline in The Mighty Miss Malone
The timeline below shows where the character Mrs. Ashton appears in The Mighty Miss Malone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 9
...Public Library decked out with banners and decorations in anticipation of the Louis-Schmeling boxing match. Mrs. Ashton , a White librarian, asks them if they’re excited, too. She assumes they must be...
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Chapter 33
...is gone, too, and Deza doesn’t know where they went. Still, things aren’t all bad: Mrs. Ashton lets Deza check out books at the library, even though Deza doesn’t have a card...
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