Character Quotes: Papa (Eugene Achike) Flashcards
1
Q
His line moved the slowest because he pressed hard on each forehead to make a perfect cross with his ash-covered thumb and slowly, meaningfully enunciated every word of “dust and unto dust you shall return.”
A
An emphasis on Papa being a perfectionist.
2
Q
He would hold his eyes shut so hard that his face tightened into a grimace, and then he would stick his tongue out as far as it could go.
A
Papa loved the religion with such intensity that the tight eyes and extended tongue were a sign that he just wanted to give in to his God.
