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An English scholar of Asian Studies and the author of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction: On Understanding and Defeating the Marxist Threat to Asia. The book is well-regarded by former secretaries of defense, a U.S. senator, and a renowned television anchor. Hedd is the narrator’s idol. They later meet at a dinner at a country club in Anaheim organized by the Congressman.
Dr. Richard Hedd Quotes in The Sympathizer
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Chapter 15
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As a nonwhite person, the General, like myself, knew he must be patient with white people, who were easily scared by the nonwhite. Even with liberal white people, one could go only so far, and with average white people one could barely go anywhere. The General was deeply familiar with the nature, nuances, and internal differences of white people, as was every nonwhite person who had lived here a good number of years. We ate their food, we watched their movies, we observed their lives and psyche via television and in everyday contact, we learned their language, we absorbed their subtle cues, we laughed at their jokes, even when made at our expense, we humbly accepted their condescension, we eavesdropped on their conversations in supermarkets and the dentist's office, and we protected them by not speaking our own language in their presence, which unnerved them.
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Dr. Richard Hedd Quotes in The Sympathizer
The The Sympathizer quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Richard Hedd or refer to Dr. Richard Hedd. 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 15
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As a nonwhite person, the General, like myself, knew he must be patient with white people, who were easily scared by the nonwhite. Even with liberal white people, one could go only so far, and with average white people one could barely go anywhere. The General was deeply familiar with the nature, nuances, and internal differences of white people, as was every nonwhite person who had lived here a good number of years. We ate their food, we watched their movies, we observed their lives and psyche via television and in everyday contact, we learned their language, we absorbed their subtle cues, we laughed at their jokes, even when made at our expense, we humbly accepted their condescension, we eavesdropped on their conversations in supermarkets and the dentist's office, and we protected them by not speaking our own language in their presence, which unnerved them.
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