Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           ForoncepartandparcelofthislocalhomeshehadjoinedshewasbecomingconsciousofvariouslocaltaboosandrestrictionswhichmadeitseemlikelythatneveratanytimeherewoulditbepossibletoexpressaninterestinClydeoranyoneaboveherofficially.Fortherewasalocaltabooinregardtofactorygirlsaspiringtowardorallowingthemselvestobecomeinterestedintheirofficialsuperiors.Religious,moralandreservedgirlsdidn’tdoit.Andagain,asshesoondiscovered,thelineofdemarcationandstratificationbetweentherichandthepoorinLycurguswasassharpasthoughcutbyaknifeordividedbyahighwall.Andanothertabooinregardtoalltheforeignfamilygirlsandmenignorant,low,immoral,un-American!Oneshouldaboveallhavenothingtodowiththem.

           Butamongthesepeopleasshecouldseethereligiousandmoral,lowermiddle-classgrouptowhichsheandallofherintimatesbelongeddancingorlocaladventurousgayety,suchaswalkingthestreetsorgoingtoamovingpicturetheaterwasalsotaboo.Andyetshe,herself,atthistime,wasbecominginterestedindancing.Worsethanthis,thevariousyoungmenandgirlsoftheparticularchurchwhichsheandGraceMarrattendedatfirst,werenotinclinedtoseeRobertaorGraceasequals,sincethey,forthemostpart,weremembersofolderandmoresuccessfulfamiliesofthetown.

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