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Bernadette Morrissey
Clarence Morrissey is the son of Bernadette and brother to Sophie. When the rumors spread that Eli has had sex with Sophie, he becomes angry and seeks revenge. He and Boy Lazarre seek to embarrass Margaret in exchange for the way Eli has embarrassed Sophie, and so they kidnap her and cut off her braids. In retaliation for this act, Nanapush sets a snare for Clarence, but when the snare catches, they don’t kill Clarence, instead disfiguring him. Clarence marries a Lazarre, taking over the family farm and causing its decline.
Clarence Morrissey Quotes in Tracks
The Tracks quotes below are all either spoken by Clarence Morrissey or refer to Clarence Morrissey. 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 5
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I didn’t understand until Lazarre slouched and Clarence stood before Margaret, that this had to do with everything. The land purchase. Politics. Eli and Sophie. It was like seeing an ugly design of bruises come clear for a moment and reconstructing the evil blows that made them. Clarence would take revenge for Eli’s treatment of his sister by treating Eli’s mother in similar fashion.
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Clarence Morrissey Quotes in Tracks
The Tracks quotes below are all either spoken by Clarence Morrissey or refer to Clarence Morrissey. 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 5
Quotes
I didn’t understand until Lazarre slouched and Clarence stood before Margaret, that this had to do with everything. The land purchase. Politics. Eli and Sophie. It was like seeing an ugly design of bruises come clear for a moment and reconstructing the evil blows that made them. Clarence would take revenge for Eli’s treatment of his sister by treating Eli’s mother in similar fashion.
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