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| “A bright home is usually a happy home” I found this quote to be very funny. The way this is written is saying that light is so important and that wives deprive their husbands from coming home to a dark house. A home is seen as a happier and more welcoming place if there are lights on inside. Electricity is important to happy families. Describes the wife not being tired from the household duties because she uses electricity. And the kids playing with an electric toy. -Megan Liberty | “A bright home is usually a happy home” I found this quote to be very funny. The way this is written is saying that light is so important and that wives deprive their husbands from coming home to a dark house. A home is seen as a happier and more welcoming place if there are lights on inside. Electricity is important to happy families. Describes the wife not being tired from the household duties because she uses electricity. And the kids playing with an electric toy. -Megan Liberty | ||
| - | **“The instructive merits of some of these toys is a feature not to be overlooked by parents who want to see their sons enter something better than “blind alley” jobs that lead to nowhere.”** (362) This quote interested me because it shows that parents who gave their sons electric toys hoped that these toys would inspire the son to not settle for less in taking jobs that wouldn’t ask much of them or allowing them to be successful, calling it a “blind alley”. In my opinion the blind alley refers to the dark street the father would not walk to after dinner because they prefer the well-lit corner as referred to in the paragraph before. - Jessie Cavolt | + | **“The instructive merits of some of these toys is a feature not to be overlooked by parents who want to see their sons enter something better than “blind alley” jobs that lead to nowhere.”** (362) This quote interested me because it shows that parents who gave their sons electric toys hoped that these toys would inspire the son to not settle for less in taking jobs that wouldn’t ask much of them or allowing them to be successful, calling it a “blind alley”. In my opinion the blind alley refers to the dark street the father would not walk to after dinner because they prefer the well-lit corner as referred to in the paragraph before. - Jessie Cavolt |
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| + | I also find that quote to be very interesting and I think that Jessie sums up the section well. I think that the metaphor that he mentions is a very interesting insight on the deeper meaning behind these toys.~Kendell Jenkins | ||
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