How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Breathless; excited; waiting for the drop. (9.157)
What could this drop be that Lena is waiting for? A fall? To fall... in... love?
Quote #5
Most things, even the greatest movements on earth, have their beginning in something small. (9.169)
We're not sure what Lena is foreshadowing here—maybe some future societal rebellion by the people beyond the fence—but it also sounds like many people's stories of the first time they met. Lena and Alex's relationship started with a dance. Well, it really started with Alex staring at Lena while she almost got trampled by cows. But that's not as romantic of a first date story.
Quote #6
I'm just happy, a pure, bubbly feeling. (10.55)
Yep, Lena's falling for Alex. And floating along atop a blissful, bubbly surf is a good way of describing her young romance. If falling in love felt like lying on top of a garbage heap, people probably wouldn't be so jazzed about it. Although, Alex and Lena did first talk to each other near some toxic waste. Hm...