Previous
Seldon Wishnow
Herman’s brother Monty is the wealthy, outspoken, and generally crass owner of a produce market in Newark. Monty has had a good deal of financial success, yet his business is beholden to the local mob and must make payments to appease gangsters like Longy Zwillman. Nevertheless, Monty is continually motivated to work hard and earn for his family—and when he sees his nephew Alvin languishing and failing to thrive after his return from war, he becomes incensed by what he perceives as Alvin’s laziness. Monty is not a soft-spoken man and is rarely able to hold back his explosive opinions for long—as such, his visits to the Roths’ home always portend conflict, drama, and small “wars” within their large family.
Uncle Monty Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Monty or refer to Uncle Monty. 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 4
Quotes
“Alvin can’t bear your president,” my father replied, “that’s why he went to Canada. Not so long ago you couldn’t bear the man either. But now this anti-Semite is your friend. The Depression is over, all you rich Jews tell me, and thanks not to Roosevelt but to Mr. Lindbergh. The stock market is up, profits are up, business is booming—and why? Because we have Lindbergh’s peace instead of Roosevelt’s war.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire The Plot Against America LitChart as a printable PDF.
Uncle Monty Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Monty or refer to Uncle Monty. 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 4
Quotes
“Alvin can’t bear your president,” my father replied, “that’s why he went to Canada. Not so long ago you couldn’t bear the man either. But now this anti-Semite is your friend. The Depression is over, all you rich Jews tell me, and thanks not to Roosevelt but to Mr. Lindbergh. The stock market is up, profits are up, business is booming—and why? Because we have Lindbergh’s peace instead of Roosevelt’s war.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
