How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
An image of her broken, bloody corpse, thrown against the base of a telephone pole like a pile of rags, flashed through [Chris's] mind like a tabloid photograph. (2.103)
Chris has the violent image of her own death while in the car with Billy, who is a reckless driver. This is a bit of foreshadowing, because she does die inside Billy's car… at Carrie's hands. Eek.
Quote #8
Rhonda Simard was doing a crazed puppet dance in her green tulle formal. Its full skirt suddenly blazed into flame and she fell forward, still jerking. It might have been at that moment that Carrie went over the edge. (2.579)
We don't really know who Rhonda Simard is, and neither does Carrie. But Carrie does take some joy in this horrific image, and it prompts her to burn more people.
Quote #9
Let them burn, then. Let the streets be filled with the smell of their sacrifice. Let this place be called racca, ichabod, wormwood. (2.698)
Because Carrie's Momma has a tendency to focus on the fire-and-brimstone parts of the Bible, so does Carrie. Too bad Momma didn't pay more attention to the "Love thy neighbor" stuff that's in the good book…