Erasure

by

Percival Everett

In My Pafology, Cleona is a young woman whom Go has a child with. She and his other “baby mamas” confront Go on the Snookie Cane Show about Go’s failure to pay child support. Toward the beginning of the story, Go stops by Cleona’s house under the guise of wanting to see their child, Rexall. In fact, Go berates Cleona when she demands child support, and then he rapes her.

Cleona Quotes in Erasure

The Erasure quotes below are all either spoken by Cleona or refer to Cleona. 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:
Race and Identity  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

“God, I just love that,” Kenya says, shaking her head. “Now, I know some of you at home are thinking that some of the language is kinda rough, but let me tell you, it doesn’t get any more real than this. With this kinda talent, chile, don’t you think we ought to forgive our guest’s intense bashfulness?”

Audience applause, approval, endorsement, blessing.

Related Characters: Kenya Dunston (speaker), Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, Stagg R. Leigh, Van Go Jenkins, Cleona
Page Number: 251
Explanation and Analysis:
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Cleona Quotes in Erasure

The Erasure quotes below are all either spoken by Cleona or refer to Cleona. 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:
Race and Identity  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

“God, I just love that,” Kenya says, shaking her head. “Now, I know some of you at home are thinking that some of the language is kinda rough, but let me tell you, it doesn’t get any more real than this. With this kinda talent, chile, don’t you think we ought to forgive our guest’s intense bashfulness?”

Audience applause, approval, endorsement, blessing.

Related Characters: Kenya Dunston (speaker), Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, Stagg R. Leigh, Van Go Jenkins, Cleona
Page Number: 251
Explanation and Analysis: