Poor Christopher-John had fallen into the hands of Miss. Daisy Crocker. I greatly sympathized him, but as in everything else, Christopher John tried to see the bright side in having to face such a shrew every morning. "Maybe she done changed, " he said hopefully on the first day of school. However, when classes were over he was noticeably quiet. Well?" I asked him. He shrugged dejectedly and admitted, "She still the same. . Mildred D. Taylor
About This Quote

This quote is taken from the novel, Christopher John Goes to School by Nancy E. Turner. It is used to summarize the tension between two characters who are both portrayed as poor. The boy, Christopher John, is the son of a man who has fallen on hard times.

He has lost his job and his home and now lives with his mother who works as a maid. The girl, Daisy Crocker, is a cruel and unpleasant character who has been promoted to teach Christopher's class after she bullied and humiliated him in his previous classroom. Originally, the two characters had no interaction but over time they become friends and begin to bond over their shared misfortune.

Source: Let The Circle Be Unbroken

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