City of Bones Chapter 11 Quotes
City of Bones Chapter 11 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 1
"[Idris is] a place blessed by the Angel." (11.121)
Sounds like heaven on earth to us, except Shadowhunters don't have to die to go there. So why would they ever leave?
Quote 2
Quote 3
"So they're good enough to let live, good enough to make your food for you, good enough to flirt with—but not really good enough? I mean, not as good as people?" (11.63)
The Shadowhunter view of Downworlders seems to be along the lines of Thomas Jefferson's view of slaves. We'd like to introduce Kaelie, part-fey waitress, to Sally Hemings, President TJ's slave mistress. As these two examples show, prejudice is often rife with hypocrisy.