Ten Quotes with significant explanation

" God created a world of work and rewards, he elaborated, " on a big balanced scale."
The significance of this quote is that Leah is trying to say that God brought everything to this earth without harm and without trouble.
" At first they'd insulted my father by turning us down, even after our Bethlehem congregation had done special tithes for a whole year to fly us here for the perfusion of Jesus' name."
The significance of this quote is to explain that since they are catholics, they were trying so hard to make sure that they get certification from the mission league so that they can be allowed to come.
" As a boy he taught himself to read parts of the bible in hebrew, and before we came to Africa he made us all sit down and study french, for the furtherance of our mission."
This quote talks about how Leah's father's heart is a special heart because he can see and read things that nobody can read or even teach themselves how to read it. Such as it says, that as a child he taught himself how to read hebrew language.
" A few of the smaller men even go gallivanting around in little undershirts decorated with childish prints, and nobody seems to notice the joke."
The significance of this quote is saying Rachel who is the speaker in this story, is mentioning before this quote that the women are suppose to only wear one type of garment and no other. This statement is telling me that Rachel is a judger and also a sort of like "mean person."
" Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes."
The significance of this quote is to tell everybody that is reading this that sending someone to college is pretty hard because it takes a lot of hard work and determinaton just to even write out your appplications to college.
"I watched for a long while, astonished to see what Ruth May had accomplished behind my back."The significance of this quote is to explain how Ruth may does her work behind people's or her friends backs.
"They are company for her, I suppose, these housewives, children, and handsome men from cigarette ads, ofwhich father would disapprove if the lord's path ever chanced to lead him through the kitchen, which isn't likely."
The significance of this quote is to explain how father makes God his number one man by comparing him to all these different type of character roles.
"Where is all the greenb mamba snakes?"
The significance of this quote is to explain to you how the greeen mamba snakes can kill you by just dropping out of a tree.
"The Belgians and American business brought civilization to the Congo! American aid will be the Congo's salvation. You'll see!"
The significance of this quote is to explain about the Belgians brought civilization to the congo and how the Americans brought salvation.
"The way to a young Negro's heart is through his stomach- is what you were counting on."
The significance of this quote is to explain was by telling Orleanna the way negro people cook.