How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph), For Prologue: (P.Paragraph), For Epilogue: (E.Paragraph), For footnotes: (Chapter.F.Paragraph)
Quote #4
That was the shameful part—how good it felt to command her body in this way. How erotic the thrill of it! Like a caged beast finally allowed to hunt. Her mother called it a curse, and she understood that it was, that she had to control her urges. But somewhere deep down, she loved the sheer heady freedom of it. In this state, she was not afraid of the jungle, but part of it. (14.55)
Mary Lou thinks she's acting the wrong way, running through the jungle naked. But she still likes the feeling. She hasn't quite accepted her wild side, but she's on the right path. And running that path, no less.
Quote #5
The Corporation would like to apologize for the preceding pages. Of course, it's not all right for girls to behave this way. Sexuality is not meant to be this way—an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she feels good and ready and not one minute before. No. Sexual desire is meant to sell soap. And cars. And beer. And religion. (15.61)
Well hello, satire. Between a naked Mary Lou kissing Tane and the kissing between Jennifer and Sosie, The Corporation is running into trouble. Neither scene falls into stereotypes at all. And The Corporation thrives on stereotypes. Just like Bray thrives on satirizing them.
Quote #6
Adina tugged on the line and it moved easily. Duff trudged back through the waves. His body glistened in the sun. Why was her heart speeding up? It was an autonomic betrayal. Stop it, she told her senses. Stop being so dumb. (21.106)
Adina thinks being attracted to a boy at all is dumb. She doesn't want to end up like her mother, so she tries to deny any feelings she might have for the glistening pirate in front of her.