explain how the author builds reader sympathy for Ruth in chapter 15 . please put a quote to

In Chapter Fifteen, Ruth visits Peter, the father of her aborted child, who tells her he still loves her. Unfortunately, she also hears that he is about to marry someone else..... because the girl is pregnant. Upon learning this, Ruth became angry and refused to talk to him ever again. She was devastated. I will try to find you an appropriate quote.