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Freddy is Carole’s white husband from a privileged background. His parents harbor racist views and were shocked when he announced he was marrying a Black woman from a lower-class background. Despite his best intentions, Freddy brings his unconscious biases into his relationship with Carole. While this means their relationship isn’t perfect, Freddy still makes Carole happy in many ways.
Freddy Quotes in Girl, Woman, Other
The Girl, Woman, Other quotes below are all either spoken by Freddy or refer to Freddy. 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 2: Bummi
Quotes
Freddy arranged for Bummi to meet his parents in a London restaurant, which she was looking forward to
except he warned her that although they’d warmed to the idea of Carole, once they saw how classy, well-spoken and successful she was (most importantly for his mother, how slim and pretty, too)
they’re still old-fashioned snobs
Freddy’s father, Mark, looked uncomfortable, said little at the dinner, Carole sat there with a fake smile plastered on her face the whole time
Pamela, his mother, smiled at Bummi as if she was a famine victim, when she started explaining the meaning of hors d’oeuvres to her, Freddy told her to stop it, Mommy, just stop it
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Freddy Quotes in Girl, Woman, Other
The Girl, Woman, Other quotes below are all either spoken by Freddy or refer to Freddy. 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 2: Bummi
Quotes
Freddy arranged for Bummi to meet his parents in a London restaurant, which she was looking forward to
except he warned her that although they’d warmed to the idea of Carole, once they saw how classy, well-spoken and successful she was (most importantly for his mother, how slim and pretty, too)
they’re still old-fashioned snobs
Freddy’s father, Mark, looked uncomfortable, said little at the dinner, Carole sat there with a fake smile plastered on her face the whole time
Pamela, his mother, smiled at Bummi as if she was a famine victim, when she started explaining the meaning of hors d’oeuvres to her, Freddy told her to stop it, Mommy, just stop it
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