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Dr. Fowler Greenhill
Mary is the second of Doremus and Emma Jessup’s three children. Athletic, savvy, and stylish, she is married to the prominent doctor Fowler Greenhill. They have one son, David. But she is only a minor character in the novel until Effingham Swan, Shad Ledue, and Aras Dilley murder her husband. Then, grief-stricken and vengeful, she becomes the Fort Beulah New Underground’s most fearless activist and pamphleteer. She eventually sacrifices her life in order to assassinate Swan and avenge Greenhill’s death.
Mary Greenhill/Jessup Quotes in It Can’t Happen Here
The It Can’t Happen Here quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Greenhill/Jessup or refer to Mary Greenhill/Jessup. 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 33
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“Wouldn’t it be awful if somebody took a shot at Mr. Swan and the Chief? Might change all history,” Mary shouted down.
“No chance of that! See those guards of his? Say, they could stand off a whole regiment—they could lick Walt Trowbridge and all the other Communists put together!”
“I guess that’s so. Nothing but God shooting down from heaven could reach Mr. Swan.”
“Ha, ha! That’s good! But couple days ago I heard where a fellow was saying he figured out God had gone to sleep.”
“Maybe it’s time for Him to wake up!” said Mary, and raised her hand.
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Mary Greenhill/Jessup Quotes in It Can’t Happen Here
The It Can’t Happen Here quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Greenhill/Jessup or refer to Mary Greenhill/Jessup. 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 33
Quotes
“Wouldn’t it be awful if somebody took a shot at Mr. Swan and the Chief? Might change all history,” Mary shouted down.
“No chance of that! See those guards of his? Say, they could stand off a whole regiment—they could lick Walt Trowbridge and all the other Communists put together!”
“I guess that’s so. Nothing but God shooting down from heaven could reach Mr. Swan.”
“Ha, ha! That’s good! But couple days ago I heard where a fellow was saying he figured out God had gone to sleep.”
“Maybe it’s time for Him to wake up!” said Mary, and raised her hand.
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