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Emily is Eamonn’s younger sister and Karamat and Terry’s daughter. Emily is described as the person who earns all of Karamat’s expectation, while Eamonn only receives his indulgence. Little detail is revealed about Emily’s life and personality, but Shamsie suggests that she is conventionally successful and respected by her parents. This difference underscores Eamonn’s frustration with his own lack of achievement.
Emily Lone Quotes in Home Fire
The Home Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Emily Lone or refer to Emily Lone. 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 3 – Eamonn
Quotes
“Especially not him. He says you are what you make of yourself.” He raised and lowered his shoulders. “Unless you’re his son. Then he indulges you even if you don’t make anything of yourself.”
“He indulges you?”
“Yes. My sister’s like him, so she gets all the expectation. I get the pampering and the free passes.”
“Do you mind that?”
“I mind a lot. And you’re the first person to ever guess that might be the case.”
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Emily Lone Quotes in Home Fire
The Home Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Emily Lone or refer to Emily Lone. 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 3 – Eamonn
Quotes
“Especially not him. He says you are what you make of yourself.” He raised and lowered his shoulders. “Unless you’re his son. Then he indulges you even if you don’t make anything of yourself.”
“He indulges you?”
“Yes. My sister’s like him, so she gets all the expectation. I get the pampering and the free passes.”
“Do you mind that?”
“I mind a lot. And you’re the first person to ever guess that might be the case.”
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