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Grandpa Lorenzo is deceased, but he was Daunis’s grandfather, GrandMary’s husband, and Mom’s father. He and GrandMary were bigoted toward Native Americans, so they were incensed when Dad, who was Ojibwe, got Mom pregnant—so using their power as one of the wealthiest couples in Sault Ste. Marie, they kept Dad from ever being able to get a job in town. Grant Edwards now owns Grandpa Lorenzo’s antique office furniture.
Grandpa Lorenzo Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Grandpa Lorenzo or refer to Grandpa Lorenzo. 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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My Zhaaganaash and Anishinaabe grandmothers could not have been more different. […] Their push and pull on me has been a tug-of-war my entire life.
When I was seven, I spent a weekend at Gramma Pearl’s tar-paper house on Sugar Island. I woke up crying with an earache […]. She had me pee in a cup, and poured it into my ear as I rested my head in her lap. Back home for Sunday dinner at GrandMary and Grandpa Lorenzo’s, I excitedly shared how smart my grandmother was. Gramma Pearl fixed my earache with my pee! GrandMary recoiled and, a heartbeat later, glared at my mother as if this was her fault. Something split inside me when I saw my mother’s embarrassment. I learned there were times when I was expected to be a Fontaine and other times when it was safe to be a Firekeeper.
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Grandpa Lorenzo Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Grandpa Lorenzo or refer to Grandpa Lorenzo. 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:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
My Zhaaganaash and Anishinaabe grandmothers could not have been more different. […] Their push and pull on me has been a tug-of-war my entire life.
When I was seven, I spent a weekend at Gramma Pearl’s tar-paper house on Sugar Island. I woke up crying with an earache […]. She had me pee in a cup, and poured it into my ear as I rested my head in her lap. Back home for Sunday dinner at GrandMary and Grandpa Lorenzo’s, I excitedly shared how smart my grandmother was. Gramma Pearl fixed my earache with my pee! GrandMary recoiled and, a heartbeat later, glared at my mother as if this was her fault. Something split inside me when I saw my mother’s embarrassment. I learned there were times when I was expected to be a Fontaine and other times when it was safe to be a Firekeeper.
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