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Georgiana is Jacqueline’s maternal grandmother. She and Gunnar live in South Carolina. Georgiana is a devoted Jehovah’s Witness and an excellent cook. When Mama and her children come to live with her and Gunnar, Georgiana takes a job housekeeping for a white family across town to make ends meet. She ensures that her grandchildren participate actively in their Bible study and attend Kingdom Hall on Sundays. After Gunnar’s death, Georgiana moves to Brooklyn to live with Mama and her children.
Georgiana Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming
The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Georgiana or refer to Georgiana. 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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I’m not ashamed…cleaning is what I know. I’m not ashamed if it feeds my children.
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At the fabric store, we are not Colored
or Negro. We are not thieves or shameful
or something to be hidden away.
At the fabric store, we’re just people.
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It’s hard not to see the moment—
my grandmother in her Sunday clothes, a hat
with a flower pinned to it
neatly on her head, her patent-leather purse,
perfectly clasped
between her gloved hands—waiting quietly
long past her turn.
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Georgiana Quotes in Brown Girl Dreaming
The Brown Girl Dreaming quotes below are all either spoken by Georgiana or refer to Georgiana. 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:
).
Part 2
Quotes
I’m not ashamed…cleaning is what I know. I’m not ashamed if it feeds my children.
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At the fabric store, we are not Colored
or Negro. We are not thieves or shameful
or something to be hidden away.
At the fabric store, we’re just people.
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Part 4
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It’s hard not to see the moment—
my grandmother in her Sunday clothes, a hat
with a flower pinned to it
neatly on her head, her patent-leather purse,
perfectly clasped
between her gloved hands—waiting quietly
long past her turn.
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