How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"[Margaret] was clawing at her neck and cheeks, making red marks and scratches. She tore her dress." (1.201)
Margaret White is almost as likely to attack herself as she is to attack her daughter. Why does she self-harm? Can this self-directed aggression also be understood as a strategy for manipulating Carrie and others?
Quote #5
[Carrie] was intimidated but not stopped. Because, if she wanted to, she could send them all screaming into the streets. […] Like Samson in the temple, she could rain destruction on their heads if she so desired. (1.641)
Carrie isn't even talking about exacting revenge on her bullies here. She's talking about buying fabric. That's right: she's starting to have violent fantasies about shopping. It's incredible how fast her telekinetic powers go from lifting hairbrushes to dreams of destruction. Power and violence do seem intricately intertwined here.
Quote #6
Momma raised her hand to strike. "No!" The hand stopped in the dead air. […] The pie pan suddenly rose from the trivet on the table and hurled itself across the room. (1.716-1.719)
Throwing the pie pan is Carrie's way of retaliating against Momma's slap. Is violence the only way to respond to violence? What else, if anything, could Carrie have done?