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Sylvia’s father is an intellectual man from Martinique. He frequently quotes philosophers in French, wanting to ensure that his children remember the language they spoke before moving to Brooklyn. He has very high standards and intends for Sylvia to become a lawyer. When August, Angela, and Gigi visit his home, he doesn’t hide his disdain for them, making it clear that he doesn’t think they’re worthy of being friends with his daughter. In keeping with this, he eventually forbids Sylvia from seeing them and sends her to an elite private boarding school. Despite his efforts to keep Sylvia away from boys and people he thinks will distract her from her studies, though, she soon becomes pregnant.
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Chapter 9
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The parents questioned us. Who were our people? What did they do? How were our grades? What were our ambitions? Did we understand, her father wanted to know, the Negro problem in America? Did we understand it was up to us to rise above? His girls, he believed, would become doctors and lawyers. It’s up to parents, he said, to push, push, push.
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Sylvia’s Father Quotes in Another Brooklyn
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Chapter 9
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The parents questioned us. Who were our people? What did they do? How were our grades? What were our ambitions? Did we understand, her father wanted to know, the Negro problem in America? Did we understand it was up to us to rise above? His girls, he believed, would become doctors and lawyers. It’s up to parents, he said, to push, push, push.
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