How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"I wanted to ask you if you would like to come to dinner at my house."
The only word I could think of was "Why?"
"Because you're my first friend in Pennsylvania." (3.16-3.18)
Why Penn thinks that Crash, a person who treats him like dirt, is his "friend" is beyond us. Is that being nice, or is that being delusional?
Quote #2
"Don't take it so hard," I told him. "Nobody beats me."
"That's not it," he said. He had on the glum monkey face again.
"So what is it?" He sniffed.
"Now you're not coming." He headed off down the street. (4.35-4.38)
Crash is so competitive that he thinks Penn is upset about losing the race. Turns out, Penn is disappointed Crash won't be coming over for dinner. This is so pathetic that even Crash, 5-year-old brute that he is, feels bad.
Quote #3
"John, I would like you to meet my mother and father [...]. Mother, Father, this is my best friend, John Patrick Coogan." (5.4)
If John Patrick Coogan is Penn's best friend, we'd hate to see his worst enemy. When you think of Penn introducing Crash this way, do you feel sorry for him? Envious of him? Something else?