How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It started way back when I got my first football helmet for Christmas. […] Seems I knocked my cousin Bridget clear back out the doorway and onto her butt into a foot of snow. (1.2)
This, apparently, is how Crash got his nickname, and it confirms something for us: Crash was pretty much born aggressive. He was not born wearing a football helmet, however. That would be weird.
Quote #2
For some reason, that laughing was the last straw. I plucked the silly button off his shirt, dumped it in the hole I was digging, and covered it over with dirt. (1.32)
Ah, the old ritual where the alpha male buries the beta male's button. We saw that in a nature documentary one time. Why do you suppose it's Penn's laughter that pushes Crash over the edge?
Quote #3
I got the feeling that he was inviting me to snatch this second button if I wanted.
So I did. I plucked it off his shirt. But there was no hole this time to dump it in. […] So I gave it back to him. (2.17-2.18)
Sometimes bullies act kind of silly, you know? Crash yanking off that button and handing it right back is one of those times, in our humble opinion. This also shows that Crash doesn't act with a lot of foresight. (If he did, he would have dug another hole first, then plucked off the second button.)