looking down on others Quotes

“In the schools of business administration Negroes are trained exclusively in the psychology and economics of Wall Street and are, therefore, made to despise the opportunities to run ice wagons, push banana carts, and sell peanuts among their own people. Foreigners, who have not studied economics but have studied Negroes, take up this business and grow rich.”

“There he was, under the rocking horse’s nose, feeling as small and foolish as could be.”

I wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of my society and less open to Estella’s reproach.