How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Poor boy, forced to travel the world, skip school, and spend time with Dad while I get a whole two days a year with him!" "Hey!… You get a home! You get friends and a normal life and don't wake up each morning wondering what country you're in!" (11.18-19)
Which is better, having a home or having adventures? Sadie and Carter clash (yet again) on who has it better in life. Can you have a home and have adventures?
Quote #2
"Don't let the bedbugs bite," I called. And I realized I hadn't said that to Sadie since we had lived together in Los Angeles, when Mom was still alive. (5.109)
This makes it seem like Ruby Kane was the linchpin holding the Kane family together in their Los Angeles home. No mom = no home—and none of the comforting rituals that go along with home. Do you think Carter and Sadie are better able to do courageous things because of or in spite of the fact that they've had untraditional home and family lives?
Quote #3
"God," I said. "Did Elvis have no taste?" "The Jungle Room," Carter said. "He decorated it like this to annoy his dad." "I can respect that." (24.36-38)
Home is where you go to feel comfortable… but your home is also a reflection of your other social relationships. In this case, Elvis displayed some super-tacky decorative skills in order to make a point to his dad. What point, we're not exactly sure. By the way, you can see that Jungle Room here.