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Robert “Bob” Morgenthau
Dr. Fisher is the beloved local doctor in the Bronx. He manages to form close connections with all of his patients and treats most of Sonia’s family. He’s the one who diagnoses Sonia’s diabetes, and he takes special care of her family. She suspects that he knows Papi won’t live long due to his alcoholism and alcoholic neuropathy, so he forces Papi to take out a life insurance policy that eventually pays for Papi’s burial. He also leaves Mami $5000 in his will, which enables Mami to move Sonia and Junior to Co-op City.
Dr. Fisher Quotes in My Beloved World
The My Beloved World quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Fisher or refer to Dr. Fisher. 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
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The heroes were admirable if flawed, as compelling as any comic book superhero to a kid who was hungry for escape, [...] these immortals seemed more realistic, more accessible, than the singular, all-forgiving, unchanging God of my Church. It was in that book of Dr. Fisher’s, too, that I learned that my own name is a version of Sophia, meaning wisdom. I glowed with that discovery. And I never did return the book.
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Dr. Fisher Quotes in My Beloved World
The My Beloved World quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Fisher or refer to Dr. Fisher. 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:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
The heroes were admirable if flawed, as compelling as any comic book superhero to a kid who was hungry for escape, [...] these immortals seemed more realistic, more accessible, than the singular, all-forgiving, unchanging God of my Church. It was in that book of Dr. Fisher’s, too, that I learned that my own name is a version of Sophia, meaning wisdom. I glowed with that discovery. And I never did return the book.
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