The Power

The Power

by

Naomi Alderman

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Sister Veronica Character Analysis

Sister Veronica is one of the nuns in the convent where Allie stays. Sister Veronica is very skeptical of the girls’ new power, believing that it comes from the devil. She tells the other nuns that they should burn all of the girls. Allie, overhearing this, kills Sister Veronica (making it look like a heart attack).

Sister Veronica Quotes in The Power

The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Sister Veronica or refer to Sister Veronica. 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:
Power and Violence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7: Allie Quotes

The voice says: You heard what she said. Eve passed the apple to Adam.
Allie thinks, Maybe she was right to do it. Maybe that’s what the world needed. A bit of shaking up. Something new.
The voice says: That’s my girl.
Allie thinks, Are you God?
The voice says: Who do you say that I am?
Allie thinks, I know that you speak to me in my hour of need. I know that you have guided me on the true path. Tell me what to do now. Tell me.

Related Characters: Allie/Eve (speaker), The voice (speaker), Sister Veronica
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis:
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Sister Veronica Quotes in The Power

The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Sister Veronica or refer to Sister Veronica. 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:
Power and Violence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7: Allie Quotes

The voice says: You heard what she said. Eve passed the apple to Adam.
Allie thinks, Maybe she was right to do it. Maybe that’s what the world needed. A bit of shaking up. Something new.
The voice says: That’s my girl.
Allie thinks, Are you God?
The voice says: Who do you say that I am?
Allie thinks, I know that you speak to me in my hour of need. I know that you have guided me on the true path. Tell me what to do now. Tell me.

Related Characters: Allie/Eve (speaker), The voice (speaker), Sister Veronica
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis: