How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Something strange had happened to the squirrel's brain. Things had gone blank, black. And then, into this black blankness, there came a light so beautiful, so bright, that the squirrel had to turn away. (5.1)
This is the moment, the one where a random squirrel is changed into superhero. We had to include what it's like from the squirrel's perspective since we know what Flora sees from up in her room (and then down on the lawn). It seems like such a happy moment for Ulysses.
Quote #2
Everything was shot through with meaning, purpose, light. However, the squirrel was still a squirrel. (7.3)
After the vacuum cleaner incident, Ulysses will never be the same, and here he thinks about his change into a superhero through colors and light. It's a cool way to think about it. Even though we've never become a superhero (unless you count dressing up for Halloween), we get to experience it with Ulysses through his awesome description.
Quote #3
For instance, heroes — superheroes — were born of ridiculous and unlikely circumstances: spider bites, chemical spills, planetary dislocation, and, in the case of Alfred T. Slipper, from accidental submersion in an industrial-size vat of cleaning solution called Incandesto! (8.16)
Flora thinks impossible stuff happens all the time, even though she's a cynic. Perhaps it's because she spends a lot of time reading superhero comics, or maybe it's because she's not really a cynic after all.