How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
And I can tell that even Infinite Darlene is taken aback, because it's clear he's seeing her just as she wants to be seen. So few people do that. (7.55)
This statement is a bit confusing, because it seems that she is seen as she wants to be seen, at least in school. And her town's about as accepting as it gets. Who do you think could be giving her the side-eye about gender?
Quote #8
This close, I can see through all her layers. Beneath the mascara and the lipstick and the chicken pox scar on her lower lip, beneath the girl and the boy to the person within, who is concerned and confused and sincere. (15.49)
Why does Infinite Darlene have to put on a veil of insincerity? And in what way does Paul mean "confused"—confused about gender, or the regular teenage confusion about life?