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This quote from the book is when Miss Emma, Tante Lou, and Reverend Ambrose go visit Jefferson in jail. Miss Emma tries to have Jefferson speak to his company, and he ignores what she says. Then she goes on to try and get him to eat the food she brought him. Then he begins to call himself a hog. Which begins to hurt Miss Emma because she obviously does not believe that Jefferson is a hog. Then she slaps him. Seconds after, she begins to cry and her friends carry her out of the cell. I feel as if Miss Emma slapped Jefferson out of stress and anger. She has been stressed with the idea of the fact Jefferson can be killed any day now. Then having Jefferson being so negative about himself, made her lash out. Miss Emma’s main goal is to make sure
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