How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"No," I said, surprised that he would mention my daddy. He never had before. "Because it's Porter's favorite song."
"Why are you so mad at Porter?" Woodrow came back. "It wasn't him that left you!" (16.60-61)
Ouch. Woodrow is right, of course—Gypsy has no reason to be mad at Porter when he's never done anything to deserve it. But it's easier for her to be mad at him for taking her father's place than it is to be mad at her father for dying.
Quote #8
"My daddy didn't leave me!" I screamed at him. "He died! A person can't help dying, you know!"
"He… " Woodrow started to say more, but thought better of it. "Never mind," he mumbled. (16.62-63)
Woodrow wouldn't hurt Gypsy by bringing up the fact that Amos killed himself. Even though everyone in town knows this fact, they all tiptoe around it when talking to Gypsy because it's too painful for her.
Quote #9
"WHY DID YOU DO IT? I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! YOU HAD NO RIGHT! I WISH I COULD HURT YOU THE WAY YOU HURT ME AND MAMA! I WISH I COULD KILL YOU! I WISH…"
Gypsy does the only thing she can do to get back at her father now that he's dead: She hacks off all her hair. Her pretty long hair meant so much to Amos that he made Love promise never to cut it, but now Gypsy is chopping it all off because he didn't keep his promises to her. He failed to stick around, so she's failing to keep her long hair.