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Ida
Ida’s father is an anarchist who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy. He rarely leaves Brooklyn and frequently regales Jack and Ida with stories of the direct political actions he undertook in Italy, which ultimately led to his exile. Ida’s father is Andrew’s opposite in almost every way. He vehemently opposes the kind of finance capital that Andrew represents and believes that the hierarchical power structures of U.S. industry are inherently exploitative. Ida’s father’s role as a foil to Andrew is further cemented when Andrew dies. While Andrew dies rich but alone, Ida’s father dies without much money but with a close relationship with Ida. With that in mind, Ida’s father represents the novel’s ideas about the shortcomings of Andrew’s devotion to wealth, as that wealth will never help Andrew find the kind of relationships that make life meaningful and worth living.
Ida’s Father Quotes in Trust
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Book 3, Part 3
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I think of my father. He would always say that every dollar bill had been printed on paper ripped off a slave’s bill of sale. I can still hear him today. “Where does all this wealth here come from? Primitive accumulation. The original theft of land, means of production and human lives. All throughout history, the origin of capital has been slavery. Look at this country and the modern world. Without slaves, no cotton; without cotton, no industry; without industry, no finance capital. The original, unnamable sin.” I keep reading through the draft. Of course, not a single mention of slavery.
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Ida’s Father Quotes in Trust
The Trust quotes below are all either spoken by Ida’s Father or refer to Ida’s Father. 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:
).
Book 3, Part 3
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I think of my father. He would always say that every dollar bill had been printed on paper ripped off a slave’s bill of sale. I can still hear him today. “Where does all this wealth here come from? Primitive accumulation. The original theft of land, means of production and human lives. All throughout history, the origin of capital has been slavery. Look at this country and the modern world. Without slaves, no cotton; without cotton, no industry; without industry, no finance capital. The original, unnamable sin.” I keep reading through the draft. Of course, not a single mention of slavery.
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