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A Rosicrucian is a member of secret society that centered around the study of alchemy and metaphysics and first emerged in the 17th century. They claim to have access to spiritual wisdom handed down from ancient times. At the beginning of the story, Old Cotter jokingly accuses the narrator for being a Rosicrucian because he spends so much time on his religious studies with Father Flynn. In this context, the use of the word Rosicrucian is meant as an insult; Old Cotter doesn’t value religious studies and esoteric knowledge, and thinks the narrator should spend more time outside, with people his own age, learning things that are more practical.
Rosicrucian Quotes in The Sisters
The The Sisters quotes below are all either spoken by Rosicrucian or refer to Rosicrucian. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“Let him learn to box his corner. That’s what I’m always saying to that Rosicrucian there: take exercise. Why, when I was a nipper every morning of my life I had a cold bath, winter and summer. And that’s what stands to me now. Education is all very fine and large…”
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Rosicrucian Term Timeline in The Sisters
The timeline below shows where the term Rosicrucian appears in The Sisters. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...people their own age. The narrator’s uncle agrees, jokingly referring to his nephew as a “Rosicrucian” who ought to exercise more and spend less time on his religious studies. Although he...
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