How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I stood up and closed my door and sat on the edge of the bed feeling very different from myself. Maybe I felt like a city before it was invaded. Or a ship before it sank. Or happiness before it turned into sadness. I couldn't say exactly. But something was about to change in me. (28.11)
Jack connects his childhood to the Lost Worlds that he has been reading about. He is starting to see his childish self as something he's about to lose. It's bittersweet, because he has to let go of something precious to him in order to embrace something else that will be precious in a different way (his older, wiser self). Although—to be honest, the comparison to a sinking ship isn't too inspiring.