When I'd asked Mrs. Barbour where the washing machine was, she'd looked at me as if I'd asked for lye and lard to boil up for soap.
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This quote from Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch" subtly illustrates the clash between modern conveniences and more traditional ways of life. The narrator's inquiry about the washing machine is met with a reaction that implies how foreign or antiquated the request seems to Mrs. Barbour. Her comparison to "lye and lard to boil up for soap" evokes an image of old-fashioned, labor-intensive methods of cleaning—methods that starkly contrast with the simple push-button...
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