Brown Girl Dreaming

by

Jacqueline Woodson

Grandma Grace Character Analysis

Grandma Grace is Jacqueline’s paternal grandmother. Grandma Grace, like Mama, is from the South, and the two bond over how much they miss their home. After Jack and Mama separate and the family moves to South Carolina, they fall out of contact with Jack’s side of the family, including Grandma Grace.

Grandma Grace Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming

The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Grandma Grace or refer to Grandma Grace. 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:
Memory Theme Icon
).
Part 1 Quotes

My time of birth wasn’t listed
on the certificate, then got lost again
amid other people’s bad memory.

Related Characters: Jacqueline (speaker), Mama / Mary Ann, Jack, Grandma Grace
Page Number: 18
Explanation and Analysis:
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Grandma Grace Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming

The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Grandma Grace or refer to Grandma Grace. 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:
Memory Theme Icon
).
Part 1 Quotes

My time of birth wasn’t listed
on the certificate, then got lost again
amid other people’s bad memory.

Related Characters: Jacqueline (speaker), Mama / Mary Ann, Jack, Grandma Grace
Page Number: 18
Explanation and Analysis: