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Claudia is Blanca’s friend from church. Claudia is a 29-year-old Colombian immigrant who needs to get married to secure a green card so that she can stay in the United States. Blanca and Julio both admit that the Latinx community tends to undervalue older, unmarried women because they have fewer childbearing years left. This highlights the community’s tendency to enforce misogynistic values. Julio thinks that the Christian church is responsible for proliferating such attitudes about women, although he displays the same tendency in himself. Claudia surprises everyone by eloping with Robert Vega, a much younger, highly desirable young man in the church’s community.
Claudia Quotes in Bodega Dreams
The Bodega Dreams quotes below are all either spoken by Claudia or refer to Claudia . 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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Book 2, Round 5
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“And he loved her. And she, and she—don’t tell me you don’t know what she did. Don't tell me you don’t know that she later left to fornicate with other kings. Don’t tell me you don’t know that she left her king and went with others, and don't tell me you don’t know this princess was called Israel. And she went with other gods and slept with many idols. You still don't know what she did? […] I’ll tell you what she became. You all know what she became, don't tell me you all don't know what she became. She became a harlot! […] A whore! […] A prostitute!”
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He was the Lord’s stud, wanted by sisters in Christ who all hoped to be his chosen.
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“For a Latina that’s not married, twenty-seven is ancient. Nobody is going to want to marry her.”
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Claudia Quotes in Bodega Dreams
The Bodega Dreams quotes below are all either spoken by Claudia or refer to Claudia . 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:
).
Book 2, Round 5
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“And he loved her. And she, and she—don’t tell me you don’t know what she did. Don't tell me you don’t know that she later left to fornicate with other kings. Don’t tell me you don’t know that she left her king and went with others, and don't tell me you don’t know this princess was called Israel. And she went with other gods and slept with many idols. You still don't know what she did? […] I’ll tell you what she became. You all know what she became, don't tell me you all don't know what she became. She became a harlot! […] A whore! […] A prostitute!”
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He was the Lord’s stud, wanted by sisters in Christ who all hoped to be his chosen.
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“For a Latina that’s not married, twenty-seven is ancient. Nobody is going to want to marry her.”
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