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Miss Julia Carter is the mother of Eppie Carter. She and her daughter are traveling around the Midwest searching for work and a stable home when she finds herself staying temporarily at the home of Marvin’s girlfriend. There, she meets and befriends Mrs. Malone. The Malone and the Carter families ride the rails together as far as Detroit, where Miss Carter hopes to find work. On the way, she offers Mrs. Malone as much advice as she can based on her own experiences of being unhoused, riding the rails, and living in the camps.
Miss Julia Carter Quotes in The Mighty Miss Malone
The The Mighty Miss Malone quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Julia Carter or refer to Miss Julia Carter. 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 21
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Mother said to Miss Carter, “Julia, isn’t this terribly unsafe?”
“Shoot, girl, Yeah, it’s all unsafe. You gonna have to be extra careful when you get to camp, that’s unsafe too, if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s just like anything else, there’s just enough bad folks in camp to make it so you got to keep your guard up at all times. It’s especially hard on women, and even worse for little girls.”
She looked at me and a shiver went through my heart. “You just gotta keep your wits about you and don’t let no one in on your business. Keep it to yourself why you’re on the road alone.”
Mother’s 1-1-1 lines jumped out.
“Always let folks think your husband or your brother is with you, always tell ’em that he’s gonna be back later tonight. There’s strength in numbers.”
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Miss Julia Carter Quotes in The Mighty Miss Malone
The The Mighty Miss Malone quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Julia Carter or refer to Miss Julia Carter. 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 21
Quotes
Mother said to Miss Carter, “Julia, isn’t this terribly unsafe?”
“Shoot, girl, Yeah, it’s all unsafe. You gonna have to be extra careful when you get to camp, that’s unsafe too, if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s just like anything else, there’s just enough bad folks in camp to make it so you got to keep your guard up at all times. It’s especially hard on women, and even worse for little girls.”
She looked at me and a shiver went through my heart. “You just gotta keep your wits about you and don’t let no one in on your business. Keep it to yourself why you’re on the road alone.”
Mother’s 1-1-1 lines jumped out.
“Always let folks think your husband or your brother is with you, always tell ’em that he’s gonna be back later tonight. There’s strength in numbers.”
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