Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“My mother gave it to me; and when you read it try to believe that neither of your mothers will ever forget you.”
- Source
- Jo's Boys
- Date
- 1886
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Jo Bhaer
Meaning of “My mother gave it to me; and when…”
A book passed from one mother to another generation becomes a symbol of continuing care, linking memory, reading and the idea of maternal presence across absence.
Where does it come from?
Jo's Boys, Chapter 4, Project Gutenberg #3499. Mrs Jo gives Dan a book that came from her own mother and speaks of both maternal bonds.
Why the local voice matters
Mrs. Jo gives Dan a book and speaks about maternal memory in Jo’s Boys.
