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Ms. Mina
The charge nurse in the labor and delivery department of the Mercy-West Haven hospital. She's only been at the hospital for ten years and she and Ruth were both in the running for the charge nurse position, but Ruth doesn't resent her for getting it. Ruth implies that Marie is kind and normally a good friend, but Marie chooses to honor Turk's request that Ruth not touch Davis. Ruth fixates on Marie's sticky note saying that no African American staff are to care for Davis and believes that Marie kept her from doing her job. When Marie testifies during Ruth's trial, Ruth realizes that the two weren't actually true friends.
Marie Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Marie or refer to Marie. 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 14, Ruth
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"The fact that I'm Black was never an issue in my relationship with my colleagues."
"Not until they needed a scapegoat. What I am trying to say, Ruth—may I call you that?—is that we will stand with you. Your Black brothers and sisters will go to bat for you. They will risk their jobs for you. They will march on your behalf and they will create a roar that cannot be ignored."
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Marie Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Marie or refer to Marie. 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 14, Ruth
Quotes
"The fact that I'm Black was never an issue in my relationship with my colleagues."
"Not until they needed a scapegoat. What I am trying to say, Ruth—may I call you that?—is that we will stand with you. Your Black brothers and sisters will go to bat for you. They will risk their jobs for you. They will march on your behalf and they will create a roar that cannot be ignored."
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Explanation and Analysis:
