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Mr. Lackersteen, the local manager of a British timber firm in Kyauktada, Burma, is an alcoholic who chases Burmese girls despite his marriage to Mrs. Lackersteen, whom he considers an impediment to all his fun. When his niece Elizabeth Lackersteen comes to live with him and his wife, Mr. Lackersteen begins to sexually harass Elizabeth and ultimately attempts to rape her. The threat of sexual violence from Mr. Lackersteen’s motivates Elizabeth’s desire to marry and escape the Lackersteen household, increasing her romantic interest in John Flory, Verrall, and finally Mr. Macgregor.
Mr. Lackersteen Quotes in Burmese Days
The Burmese Days quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Lackersteen or refer to Mr. Lackersteen. 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 15
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Mr. Lackersteen was sulking. What rot it was, the way these women put on airs and prevented you from having a good time! The girl was pretty enough to remind him of the illustrations in La Vie Parisienne, and damn it! wasn’t he paying for her keep? It was a shame. But for Elizabeth the position was very serious. She was penniless and had no home except her uncle’s house. She had come eight thousand miles to stay here. It would be terrible if after only a fortnight her uncle’s house were to be made uninhabitable for her.
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Mr. Lackersteen Quotes in Burmese Days
The Burmese Days quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Lackersteen or refer to Mr. Lackersteen. 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 15
Quotes
Mr. Lackersteen was sulking. What rot it was, the way these women put on airs and prevented you from having a good time! The girl was pretty enough to remind him of the illustrations in La Vie Parisienne, and damn it! wasn’t he paying for her keep? It was a shame. But for Elizabeth the position was very serious. She was penniless and had no home except her uncle’s house. She had come eight thousand miles to stay here. It would be terrible if after only a fortnight her uncle’s house were to be made uninhabitable for her.
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