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Mr. Jones, a White man, was the Inspector of Schools in Obi’s province growing up, an intimidating man who was out to catch students and local teachers alike in bad conduct. When he slapped Obi’s headmaster one day, the man instinctively responded by wrestling him to the ground, a mind-blowing sight for the young children.
Mr. Jones Quotes in No Longer at Ease
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Chapter 7
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To throw a white man was like unmasking an ancestral spirit.
That was twenty years ago. Today few white men would dream of slapping a headmaster in his school and none at all would actually do it.
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Mr. Jones Quotes in No Longer at Ease
The No Longer at Ease quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Jones or refer to Mr. Jones. 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 7
Quotes
To throw a white man was like unmasking an ancestral spirit.
That was twenty years ago. Today few white men would dream of slapping a headmaster in his school and none at all would actually do it.
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