How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
At the same time the severity with which he had treated her lulled the sharpness of his regret for his mother, and awoke some of his old solicitude for his mother's supplanter. (5.6.3)
There some weird Oedipal stuff going on between Clym and his mom (see Clym's "Character Analysis" for some details), and this short sentence helps to demonstrate that. Eustacia, Clym's wife, is characterized as Mrs. Yeobright's "supplanter," or as someone who moved in and replaced (or tried to) Clym's mother. Issues much, Clym?
Quote #8
"I suppose you will be like your father; like him, you are getting weary of doing well."
"No," said her son; "I am not weary of that, though I am weary of what you mean by it. Mother, what is doing well?" (3.2.21-22)
Again, society and family themes come together. Mrs. Yeobright is disappointed by her son's life choices because he's giving up social prestige and success; Clym is questioning whether or not he even buys into social norms at this point. It's notable that Mrs. Yeobright insults Clym by comparing him to his father; she reveals some latent, or hidden, resentment towards Clym's dad. Clym's word choice is notable as well. He is "weary" of his mother, implying that he's heard this from her before and is sick of it.
Quote #9
"But it is right, too, that I should try to lift you out of this life into something richer, and that you should not come back again, and be as if I had not tried at all." (3.2.46)
We get Mrs. Yeobright's conception of motherhood in a nutshell. Her job is to "lift" her son into better circumstances. But it's very interesting that her plans and hopes did not involve Clym returning. In a way, Mrs. Yeobright was happier with her son when she had an idea of him off being successful than when he is around in person, being difficult. Also, if motherhood has to do with "lifting," then it is very cool that the main scenes we have of Thomasin being a mother involve her literally lifting her baby in order to shelter her from a storm (5.8.51).