How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I pouted my mouth a bit. (1.70)
Georgia makes herself look like a fish when speaking to a cute boy. She and her friends are walking around town pretending to be French, though, so we're not sure what her game plan is if her pouty lips actually draw a young man her way. Et s'il parle français?
Quote #5
I don't mean to be like an old-fashioned woman—you know, all lacy and the man is all tightlipped and never says anything even if he has got a brain tumor […]. Anyway, I'll never have a boyfriend because I am too ugly. (1.83)
Georgia is offering up a few opinions in this quote. She critically comments on old-school relationships between men and women… but then insults herself in the process based on old-school male-female stereotypes. Girl, you are more than your looks—women always have been.
Quote #6
Looking through the old family albums. I'm not really surprised I'm ugly. The photos of Dad as a child are terrifying. His nose is huge—it takes up half of his face. In fact, he is literally just a nose with legs and arms attached. (1.84)
This is another case of Georgia insulting a family member's appearance. The victim this time is her father. Thing is, though, it's less about him than it is about her: Georgia is dumping her insecurities on her dad, blaming him for the fact that she looks the way she does.