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Cora is a Black woman and acquaintance of Stella, Ralph Kabnis, Fred Halsey, and others. By implication, like Stella, she is either a sex worker or a woman who engages in casual sex, although she is younger and less experienced than Stella. During the going-away party for Lewis, she attaches herself to Kabnis.
Cora Quotes in Cane
The Cane quotes below are all either spoken by Cora or refer to Cora. 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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29. Kabnis
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Their meeting is a swift sun-burst. Lewis impulsively moves towards her. His mind flashes images of her life in the southern town. He sees the nascent woman, her flesh already stiffening to cartilage, drying to bone. Her spirit-bloom, even now touched sullen, bitter. Her rich beauty fading…He wants to— He stretches forth his hands to hers. He takes them. They feel like warm cheeks against his palms. The sun-burst from her eyes floods up and haloes him. Christ-eyes, his eyes look to her. Fearlessly she loves into them. Sand then something happens. Her face blanches. Awkwardly she draws away. The sin-bogies of respectable southern colored folks clamor at her: “Look out! Be a good girl. A good girl. Look out!”
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Cora Quotes in Cane
The Cane quotes below are all either spoken by Cora or refer to Cora. 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:
).
29. Kabnis
Quotes
Their meeting is a swift sun-burst. Lewis impulsively moves towards her. His mind flashes images of her life in the southern town. He sees the nascent woman, her flesh already stiffening to cartilage, drying to bone. Her spirit-bloom, even now touched sullen, bitter. Her rich beauty fading…He wants to— He stretches forth his hands to hers. He takes them. They feel like warm cheeks against his palms. The sun-burst from her eyes floods up and haloes him. Christ-eyes, his eyes look to her. Fearlessly she loves into them. Sand then something happens. Her face blanches. Awkwardly she draws away. The sin-bogies of respectable southern colored folks clamor at her: “Look out! Be a good girl. A good girl. Look out!”
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