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Deng Yi-yi (Pauper)
Mrs. Rong is a widow who lives in the same neighborhood as Ji-li Jiang and her family. Her husband was a capitalist—a factory owner—and when the Cultural Revolution gets underway, the Red Guards and her husband’s former employees raid Mrs. Rong’s house for Four Olds while others in the neighborhood watch.
Mrs. Rong Quotes in Red Scarf Girl
The Red Scarf Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Rong or refer to Mrs. Rong. 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 1: The Liberation Army Dancer
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Song Po-po told us that our extended family used to occupy two whole buildings, ten rooms all together. “Then they all moved away, and only your family and your Fourth Aunt’s family were left. Your family only has one room now. It’s just too bad.” She shook her head sadly.
But I didn’t feel that way at all. I loved our top floor room. […] Our room was ten times as big as many of my classmates’ homes, and a hundred times brighter. Best of all, we had a private bathroom, a full-sized room with a sink, a toilet, and a tub. It was almost as large as some families’ entire homes. Many did not have a bathroom at all, or even a flush toilet, and very few had a full-size bathroom that they did not have to share with other families.
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Mrs. Rong Quotes in Red Scarf Girl
The Red Scarf Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Rong or refer to Mrs. Rong. 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 1: The Liberation Army Dancer
Quotes
Song Po-po told us that our extended family used to occupy two whole buildings, ten rooms all together. “Then they all moved away, and only your family and your Fourth Aunt’s family were left. Your family only has one room now. It’s just too bad.” She shook her head sadly.
But I didn’t feel that way at all. I loved our top floor room. […] Our room was ten times as big as many of my classmates’ homes, and a hundred times brighter. Best of all, we had a private bathroom, a full-sized room with a sink, a toilet, and a tub. It was almost as large as some families’ entire homes. Many did not have a bathroom at all, or even a flush toilet, and very few had a full-size bathroom that they did not have to share with other families.
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