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Midnight's Children Women and Femininity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Amid the wholly-female workforce of Braganza Pickles, beneath the saffron-and-green winking of neon Mumbadevi, I choose mangoes tomatoes limes from the women who come at dawn with baskets on their heads. Mary, with her ancient hatred of 'the mens', admits no males except myself into her new, comfortable universe. (3.30.74)

It's kind of funny that when Saleem has no future, he's surrounded by women who represent the future, change, and creation to him.