How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Alien.
Quote #7
RIPLEY: We're going to blow up the ship. We'll take our chances in the shuttle. Blow up the ship.
PARKER: Good.
Notice in this scene that Parker and Ripley stand center frame together and look at each other eye to eye. The class divisions that separated them before have vanished—or, at least, been set aside—to focus on a new, uniting goal. They're going kill them an alien.
Quote #8
RIPLEY: I got you… you son of a b****.
Ultimately, the community entirely breaks down. All of the crew other than Ripley have been killed and the Nostromo—the link between Ripley and the larger community of the Company—has been destroyed. Ripley stands alone. Civilized community proves unable to survive the horrors of nature. Welcome to the post-apocalypse.