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A tour guide whom the Roths meet during their trip to Washington, D.C. Hermanand Bess are initially skeptical about hiring Mr. Taylor to take them around to the historical sites and monuments throughout the city, but after their journey gets under way—and they realize how deeply, in just a few short months, anti-Semitic sentiment has spread throughout the U.S.—they are grateful to have Mr. Taylor with them. Mr. Taylor is kind, sympathetic, and nonjudgmental. As he bears silent, painful witness to the cruel treatment the Roths receive at their hotel, at the Lincoln Memorial, and at a family diner in the District, Mr. Taylor remains calm, gentle, and helpful. While Mr. Taylor does not take a stance against anti-Semitism on the Roths’ behalf, he stands beside them as an ally throughout their struggles, proving a surprising and in many ways essential part of their confusing, difficult trip.
Mr. Taylor Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Taylor or refer to Mr. Taylor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
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It was from there that we heard him refer to my father as “a loudmouth Jew,” followed a moment later by the elderly lady declaring, “I’d give anything to slap his face.”
Mr. Taylor led us quickly away to a smaller hall just off the main chamber where there was a tablet inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and a mural whose theme was the Emancipation.
“To hear words like that in a place like this,” said my father, his choked voice quivering with indignation. “In a shrine to a man like this!”
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Mr. Taylor Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Taylor or refer to Mr. Taylor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 2
Quotes
It was from there that we heard him refer to my father as “a loudmouth Jew,” followed a moment later by the elderly lady declaring, “I’d give anything to slap his face.”
Mr. Taylor led us quickly away to a smaller hall just off the main chamber where there was a tablet inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and a mural whose theme was the Emancipation.
“To hear words like that in a place like this,” said my father, his choked voice quivering with indignation. “In a shrine to a man like this!”
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