ms. sue what this quote mean i only say that it mean that uncle al underestimate jacob, i not know how to explain it more.

"I don't give a damn what it is - even if I gave you a job on the show, you wouldn't survive. Not for a week.
Not for a day. The show is a well-oiled machine, and only the toughest make it. But then you wouldn't know anything
about tough, would you, Mr. College Boy?"

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You're on the right track. Uncle Al believes that college-educated people are soft. He thinks that the only people who can survive in the circus have lived a rough life and are tough.

thanks very much ms. sue by soft he mean that they live normal happy life and not know anything abt tough?

Right.

thanks very much ms. sue :)

You're welcome, Mohammad.