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Mr. Johnson
Margaret’s father is a Chinese immigrant and is married to Margaret’s mother. After finding a bomb in his mailbox, he and his wife do their best to assimilate into American culture and teach Margaret to do the same. He dies after being pushed down some stairs by a stranger in a racially-motivated assault.
Margaret’s Father Quotes in Our Missing Hearts
The Our Missing Hearts quotes below are all either spoken by Margaret’s Father or refer to Margaret’s Father. 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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Part 2, Chapter 2
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It was happening in other cities, in infinite variations: a kick or a punch on the sidewalk, a spray of spit in the face. It would happen everywhere, here and there at first, then all over, and eventually the news would stop reporting the stories, because they weren’t new anymore.
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Margaret’s Father Quotes in Our Missing Hearts
The Our Missing Hearts quotes below are all either spoken by Margaret’s Father or refer to Margaret’s Father. 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:
).
Part 2, Chapter 2
Quotes
It was happening in other cities, in infinite variations: a kick or a punch on the sidewalk, a spray of spit in the face. It would happen everywhere, here and there at first, then all over, and eventually the news would stop reporting the stories, because they weren’t new anymore.
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