How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
T: Do you feel well?
A: I'm not sure. I feel – dizzy.
T: An anxiety reaction, nothing more. Oh, the dizziness is real, I grant you. But the cause is anxiety.
A: May I rest? I'm tired now.
T: Are you retreating?
A: No. Really. But I'm dizzy and tired and my stomach feels queasy. I feel as though I've been here, in this room, forever. (13.27)
Adam suffers from something a lot of people experience: anxiety. Anxiety can take a lot of forms, but for most people it's associated with physical reactions as well. (Read more about anxiety disorders here.)
Quote #5
No. I don't care about the blanks that are filled in. It's the ones that are still blanks that I want to talk about. What am I doing here? How long have I been here? I hate this place. The people here hate me, too. (15.5)
This is the first time Adam really voices his torment about his present situation. The sentiment of "I hate this place" is so relatable that we can't help but feel for him.
Quote #6
"Know what's hard? Being this way, stuck in a cage this way, and having to wait for everything to come to you, not being able to go after anything. See what I mean?" (24.13)
Adam's version of Arthur Haynes speaks to him during his bike ride, but the real Arthur Haynes (in the hospital) does not. The fact that Adam can attribute words of suffering to this man shows that even though Arthur gives him "the creeps" (31.20), Adam is compassionate enough to see that Arthur is suffering, too. Either that or Adam is projecting his own feelings onto Arthur. What do you think?