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Evelyn’s mother emigrates to the United States from Cuba with Evelyn’s father when she’s 17 years old. She performs in off-Broadway productions and attempts to save enough money to leave Evelyn’s father and go to Hollywood with Evelyn—a dream that she passes on to Evelyn after her early death. Evelyn’s mother is a motivational figure in Evelyn’s life, which Evelyn demonstrates when she expresses her desire for her new name to bear a resemblance to the name Evelyn’s mother chose for her.
Evelyn’s Mother Quotes in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo quotes below are all either spoken by Evelyn’s Mother or refer to Evelyn’s Mother. 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 6 Quotes
And then, of course, there was the three-page questionnaire I had to fill out about my life until then. What did my father do for a living? What did I like to do in my spare time? Did I have any pets?
When I turned in my honest answers, the researcher read it in one sitting and said, “Oh, no, no, no. This won’t do at all. From now on, your mother died in an accident, leaving your father to raise you. He worked as a builder in Manhattan, and on weekends during the summer, he’d take you to Coney Island. If anyone asks, you love tennis and swimming and you have a Saint Bernard named Roger.”
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Evelyn’s Mother Character Timeline in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The timeline below shows where the character Evelyn’s Mother appears in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...a biography, at which Evelyn launches into a story. At the age of 14, after Evelyn’s mother died, she knew Evelyn’s father would eventually marry her off for his own advantage. They...
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Chapter 6
Evelyn’s mother and Evelyn’s father emigrated to the U.S. from Cuba and settled in Hell’s Kitchen, a...
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Chapter 7
Monique isn’t excited about her mom’s visit, but she knows it’ll be good for her. Her mom asks if she received...
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Chapter 9
Father and Daughter is a big hit. On opening night, Evelyn imagines telling Evelyn’s mother , “We’re both out of there.” She expects Sunset Studios to move ahead with Little...
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