Fallen Chapter 11 Quotes
Fallen Chapter 11 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 4
After Trevor died, not a week had gone by without a hate letter finding its way to Luce. Her parents started trying to vet the mail before she could read the poisonous stuff, but too much of it still reached her…She thought she'd done so much to move on from that nightmare: leaving her past behind when she came to Sword & Cross, focusing on her classes, making friends…Soon, surely the same types of people who'd come for Trevor's death would come to her again…Just like before, she'd be expected to have the whole story pieced together, to remember every single detail. But of course, just like before, she wouldn't be able to." (11.60-64)
Sometimes, no matter how much you want redemption, there are going to be other people who solely want to mete out punishment for the wrongs they feel need to be righted. Part of Luce's fear over Todd's death is that she is again going to be accused for something she had no idea happened and had no part in.
Quote 5
"I told them you were innocent," Miss Sophia said, turning to remind the officers. "Eerie similarities be damned." (11.120)
In an act of (fake) kindness, Miss Sophia stands up for Luce's innocence even in the face of the condemning evidence. If she weren't such a terrible person, this might make us like Miss Sophia a little bit more.
Quote 6
Her parents seemed almost eager to leave her. They had a way of not really wanting deal with the realities of having a reform school daughter. They were so normal. She couldn't really blame them. (11.175)
Here Luce's fear of being ostracized even skews her perception of her own parents. In part, this is why her redemption arc takes far longer than it would otherwise: she won't forgive herself. In fact, perhaps her self-estrangement from her parents is the very thing that strains their relationship; they genuinely seem just to want a nice Parents' Day with her, after all.