Banal – Adjective
- Devoid of freshness or originality. Hackneyed, trite.
Found in: Quicksand by Nella Larsen
“…the hundreds of students and teachers had been herded into the sun-baked chapel to listen to the banal, the patronizing, and even the insulting remarks of one of the renowned white preachers of the state.”
This passage shows that Helga starts to feel more disdain toward the school. The preacher started to talk about how the school is great for “Negroes” and that others should know their place like they do in that town. Helga hated the things the preacher said to the school.
