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Mr. Osborn
The Hutchinsons are Jim and Irene Westcott’s neighbors. Mrs. Hutchinson, the wife, has a sick mother who cannot receive proper medical treatment due to insufficient funds. Irene uses the Hutchinsons’ financial strife to reinforce her belief in her family’s superiority; unlike the Hutchinsons, Irene feels that her family does not need to worry about money.
The Hutchinsons Quotes in The Enormous Radio
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“Mr. Osborn's beating his wife. They've been quarreling since four o'clock, and now he's hitting her. Go up there and stop him."
[…] "You know you don't have to listen to this sort of thing," he said […]
"Don't, don't, don't, don't quarrel with me," she moaned, and laid her head on his shoulder. "All the others have been quarreling all day. Everybody's been quarreling. They're all worried about money. Mrs. Hutchinson's mother is dying of cancer in Florida and they don't have enough money […] and that girl who plays the ‘Missouri Waltz’ is a whore, a common whore, and the elevator man has tuberculosis and Mr. Osborn has been beating Mrs. Osborn.”
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The Hutchinsons Quotes in The Enormous Radio
The The Enormous Radio quotes below are all either spoken by The Hutchinsons or refer to The Hutchinsons. 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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The Enormous Radio
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“Mr. Osborn's beating his wife. They've been quarreling since four o'clock, and now he's hitting her. Go up there and stop him."
[…] "You know you don't have to listen to this sort of thing," he said […]
"Don't, don't, don't, don't quarrel with me," she moaned, and laid her head on his shoulder. "All the others have been quarreling all day. Everybody's been quarreling. They're all worried about money. Mrs. Hutchinson's mother is dying of cancer in Florida and they don't have enough money […] and that girl who plays the ‘Missouri Waltz’ is a whore, a common whore, and the elevator man has tuberculosis and Mr. Osborn has been beating Mrs. Osborn.”
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