Literary Argument Quotes

“She knows this novel much better than I do.”
I’m not just saying it to make amends. It’s true.
“Actually, you’re the newly crowned expert,” says Salma without looking at me.
Our teacher is still staring at me like she’s trying to figure something out, and not for the first time, I get the sense she knows all my secrets.
“You can keep your crown,” I say, and I hear Tiffany’s heavy exhale, like Salma and I are being childish. “I don’t know why any woman would like this novel, given how misogynistic it is. Lucy is pretty much the portrait of a damsel in distress, and she and Mina and the brides of Dracula are only seen through the male gaze.”
“That’s ridiculously reductive,” says Salma in a haughty tone that reminds me of William. “Mina is the strongest character in the book. She defies gender roles by playing a crucial part in defeating Dracula. She’s the fu-reaking heroine of the story!”
― Romina Garber, The Last Vampire