How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #4
[Carrie] hated her face, her dull, stupid, bovine face, and vapid eyes, the red, shiny pimples, the nests of blackheads. She hated her face most of all. The reflection was suddenly split by a jagged, silvery crack. (1.166-1.267)
Whoa, Carrie really hates herself, huh? Well, she mostly just hates how she looks. Do you think she'd dislike herself so much if the other kids didn't make fun of her? Is her lack of conventional beauty the root of all her problems, or is there more to it than that?
Quote #5
"Did any of you stop to think that Carrie White has feelings? Do any of you ever stop to think? […] You think she's ugly. Well, you're all ugly." (1.413)
Miss Desjardin tells it like is. She thinks that all the high school girls are so focused on outward appearances that it's making their inner selves pretty darn repulsive. We're inclined to agree.
Quote #6
[Tommy] saw for the first time (because it was the first time he had really looked) that [Carrie] was far from repulsive. (1.601)
When Tommy really looks at Carrie, he sees that she's actually not physically ugly. Surprise, surprise. But to Tommy (and all his shallow friends), Carrie's lack of ugliness somehow means that she is actually a good person. Are all people this focused on appearances? Do we always assume that someone is good if they dress well, for example, and bad or lazy or dumb, if they don't?