Bullyville Change Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

I didn't want Mom to have a boyfriend. I couldn't handle any more changes. (7.13)

In a time of great upheaval, Bart craves sameness and familiarity. It's a pretty classic response to sweeping change.

Quote #8

I had changed, I had really changed. And not for the better. (7.39)

Bullyville rejects the idea that dealing with death somehow makes you a better or a stronger person. Instead dealing with death changes you (or Bart, anyway) for the worse.

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Quote #9

Strangely, I wasn't scared of him anymore. We'd crossed some border or passed some threshold. We could have been two different people. (11.40)

Almost overnight, Bart feels like a different person when he's around Tyro. What's changed?