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Herman’s brother Monty is the wealthy, outspoken, and generally crass owner of a produce market in Newark. Monty has had a good deal of financial success, yet his business is beholden to the local mob and must make payments to appease gangsters like Longy Zwillman. Nevertheless, Monty is continually motivated to work hard and earn for his family—and when he sees his nephew Alvin languishing and failing to thrive after his return from war, he becomes incensed by what he perceives as Alvin’s laziness. Monty is not a soft-spoken man and is rarely able to hold back his explosive opinions for long—as such, his visits to the Roths’ home always portend conflict, drama, and small “wars” within their large family.
Uncle Monty Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Monty or refer to Uncle Monty. 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 4 Quotes
“Alvin can’t bear your president,” my father replied, “that’s why he went to Canada. Not so long ago you couldn’t bear the man either. But now this anti-Semite is your friend. The Depression is over, all you rich Jews tell me, and thanks not to Roosevelt but to Mr. Lindbergh. The stock market is up, profits are up, business is booming—and why? Because we have Lindbergh’s peace instead of Roosevelt’s war.”
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Uncle Monty Character Timeline in The Plot Against America
The timeline below shows where the character Uncle Monty appears in The Plot Against America. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: The Stump
...is discharged from the hospital and sent home with a pension and severance. Herman’s brother Monty, a rich wholesaler of fruits and vegetables locally known as “the Tomato King,” thinks Alvin...
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...about Alvin, Lindbergh, Sandy’s involvement with the OAA, and the recent squabbles between Herman and Monty. He robotically moves toward Alvin and hugs him. Philip notices that Alvin’s mouth smells terrible....
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Uncle Monty comes by to see Alvin one afternoon in January. Monty wastes no time drilling Alvin...
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Monty chides Alvin for his stupidity and shames him for his lack of motivation upon returning...
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Chapter 5: Never Before
...following Sunday, Philip wakes up alone in his room. He can hear Alvin and Uncle Monty talking in the kitchen—Monty is again attacking Alvin, calling him a bum and a good-for-nothing....
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...that Alvin is plotting to assassinate Lindbergh. Alvin is fired on the spot. Herman calls Monty to ask how Monty could have capitulated to the FBI’s ludicrous charges—but Monty states that...
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Chapter 7: The Winchell Riots
...overnight: his father has quit his job at MetLife and gone to work at Uncle Monty’s market in order to dodge the edicts of Homestead 42. Herman takes the night shift,...
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...and quitting MetLife to avoid Homestead 42. One of Longy Zwillman’s henchmen, Niggy Apfelbaum, brings Monty the news about the FBI agent’s concerns. Monty begs Niggy to let Herman keep his...
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