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The black prosecutor who represents the state of Connecticut in Ruth's trial. She's sleek and professional, and Kennedy knows her to be ruthless and unfriendly. Odette makes sure that Turk and Brit can sit in the gallery during the trial and coaches the two of them on how to best play the parts of grieving parents. Though she's open about finding Turk's beliefs abhorrent, she makes the case that his beliefs didn't give Ruth the right to neglect Davis's care. She appears to be a villainous character for much of the novel, but begins to show that she has a soft and understanding side near the end of the trial. She gets Edison's case excused and also admits that she too used to work at McDonald's.
Odette Lawton Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Odette Lawton or refer to Odette Lawton. 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 18, Kennedy
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I've always thought of her as an uptight piece of work. But now I'm wondering: when she goes shopping, is she, like Ruth, asked to show her receipts before exiting the store? Does she mutely hand them over? Or does she ever snap and say she is the one who puts shoplifters on trial?
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Chapter 23, Turk
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I have been thinking about what Odette Lawton said: if I hadn't spoken out against the black nurse, would this have ended differently? Would she have tried to save Davis the minute she realized he wasn't breathing? Would she have treated him like any other critical patient, instead of wanting to hurt me like I'd hurt her?
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Odette Lawton Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Odette Lawton or refer to Odette Lawton. 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 18, Kennedy
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I've always thought of her as an uptight piece of work. But now I'm wondering: when she goes shopping, is she, like Ruth, asked to show her receipts before exiting the store? Does she mutely hand them over? Or does she ever snap and say she is the one who puts shoplifters on trial?
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Chapter 23, Turk
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I have been thinking about what Odette Lawton said: if I hadn't spoken out against the black nurse, would this have ended differently? Would she have tried to save Davis the minute she realized he wasn't breathing? Would she have treated him like any other critical patient, instead of wanting to hurt me like I'd hurt her?
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