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Reeva and Nakala were two of Mona’s young patients, and Grace was their mother. Before Mona knew that there was anything wrong with the Flint tap water, she advised Grace not to worry about rumors she’d heard that there was something amiss with the water supply and to continue drinking and cooking with the tap water normally. Later, after Mona found out that the rumors were true, she deeply regretted giving Grace bad advice—but she still believed that Reeva and Nakala could have bright, happy, healthy futures despite their rough in life as victims of the water crisis.
Grace, Reeva, and Nakala Quotes in What the Eyes Don’t See
The What the Eyes Don’t See quotes below are all either spoken by Grace, Reeva, and Nakala or refer to Grace, Reeva, and Nakala. 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 26
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Mv family came to the United States basically as refugees fleeing oppression, in search of a peaceful and prosperous place for my brother and me to grow up. The American Dream worked for us. […]
Yes, people are still running to America, or at least trying to. It remains the epitome of prosperity for the entire world, the richest country that ever was. But there really are two Americas, aren’t there? The America I was lucky to grow up in, and the other America—the one I see in my clinic every dry.
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Grace, Reeva, and Nakala Quotes in What the Eyes Don’t See
The What the Eyes Don’t See quotes below are all either spoken by Grace, Reeva, and Nakala or refer to Grace, Reeva, and Nakala. 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 26
Quotes
Mv family came to the United States basically as refugees fleeing oppression, in search of a peaceful and prosperous place for my brother and me to grow up. The American Dream worked for us. […]
Yes, people are still running to America, or at least trying to. It remains the epitome of prosperity for the entire world, the richest country that ever was. But there really are two Americas, aren’t there? The America I was lucky to grow up in, and the other America—the one I see in my clinic every dry.
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