How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"How come you didn't die in the accident?" Mom said, "That's enough, Oskar." Ron said, "I wasn't in the car." "Why weren't you in the car?" Mom looked out the window. Ron ran his finger around his plate and said "I don't know." (16.2)
There could be a million reasons Ron didn't happen to be in the car when his wife and daughter were killed in the accident. But that doesn't stop him from having survivor guilt because he lived and they didn't. He had no role in their deaths, but you can tell in this passage that he still wonders why he didn't die. This randomness of death is something that Oskar struggles with.