How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed. (18.4)
Why is religion more important for the disadvantaged? As Maya moves up on the socioeconomic scale, what happens to religion in her life?
Quote #8
The mean whitefolks was going to get their comeuppance. Wasn't that what the minister said, and wasn't he quoting from the words of God Himself? They had been refreshed with the hope of revenge and the promise of justice. (18.55)
Justice seems like a kosher religious concept. But comeuppance? Revenge?