can you find quotes and book page for the quotes in the secret river about the representation of the emancipists (Convicts)
Here are a few quotes from "The Secret River" by Kate Grenville that address the representation of the emancipists (convicts) in the novel:
1. "He seemed to belong with those few Englishmen who had not become set in the mould of the masters they had left behind, who had instead chosen to force out on their own and make a fresh start. It was as if they had seen the chance to build a society both different from and better than the one they remembered: a society where each soul would be equal, where each man would have an equal chance to make something of himself." (Page 16)
2. "[...] within minutes, with a snip of the shears, a man had been turned from a gentleman to a convict, and had got his first taste of the punishment system that kept the colony running." (Page 45)
3. "William thought of men he had met, clever men who had been caught out doing something desperate, who had had no other way to save themselves, and who had come out here to make a better future. They had set about redeeming themselves and everything they had touched—their houses, their businesses, their wives." (Page 188)
4. "So it was that they became men of property, who, for the price of a few lashes, were made ordinary and were brought from the far side of the world, reeking of ships' holds and sewers, to be put down in a place where they had no history." (Page 232)
Please note that page numbers can vary slightly between different editions and publications of the book, so there might be slight discrepancies in the page references provided.