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Lyell Lovell
Mrs. Schexnaydre, a widow, is Binx’s landlord. She sometimes lends Binx her copy of Reader’s Digest, and they sometimes watch TV or attend a movie together. Mrs. Schexnaydre has lived in New Orleans all her life but doesn’t really know anyone there. She is fearful of her few Black neighbors and keeps three fierce dogs on the property for that reason.
Mrs. Schexnaydre Quotes in The Moviegoer
The The Moviegoer quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Schexnaydre or refer to Mrs. Schexnaydre. 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, Section 1
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Life in Gentilly is very peaceful. I manage a small branch office of my uncle's brokerage firm. My home is the basement apartment of a raised bungalow belonging to Mrs. Schexnaydre, the widow of a fireman. I am a model tenant and a model citizen and take pleasure in doing all that is expected of me. My wallet is full of identity cards, library cards, credit cards. […] It is a pleasure to carry out the duties of a citizen and to receive in return a receipt or a neat styrene card with one's name on it certifying, so to speak, one's right to exist.
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Mrs. Schexnaydre Quotes in The Moviegoer
The The Moviegoer quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Schexnaydre or refer to Mrs. Schexnaydre. 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, Section 1
Quotes
Life in Gentilly is very peaceful. I manage a small branch office of my uncle's brokerage firm. My home is the basement apartment of a raised bungalow belonging to Mrs. Schexnaydre, the widow of a fireman. I am a model tenant and a model citizen and take pleasure in doing all that is expected of me. My wallet is full of identity cards, library cards, credit cards. […] It is a pleasure to carry out the duties of a citizen and to receive in return a receipt or a neat styrene card with one's name on it certifying, so to speak, one's right to exist.
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