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A nominally elected local figure and representative for tenants’ rights in Building A of the Robert Taylor Homes, Ms. Bailey has a great deal of power in allocating resources for families living around her. Sudhir interviews Ms. Bailey extensively for his project, and makes the mistake of sharing information with her about tenants’ earnings, which causes Ms. Bailey to increase her unofficial “tax” on their “hustles.”
Ms. Bailey Quotes in Gang Leader for a Day
The Gang Leader for a Day quotes below are all either spoken by Ms. Bailey or refer to Ms. Bailey. 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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Chapter 5
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For now, be careful when you help the women. They’ll take advantage of you, and you won’t know what hit you. And I can’t be there to protect you.
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Ms. Bailey Quotes in Gang Leader for a Day
The Gang Leader for a Day quotes below are all either spoken by Ms. Bailey or refer to Ms. Bailey. 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 5
Quotes
For now, be careful when you help the women. They’ll take advantage of you, and you won’t know what hit you. And I can’t be there to protect you.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
