How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Maybe if you'd said out loud how much you felt in the beginning you wouldn't have to look at her parents' faces when they walk out the automatic double doors. (29.10)
Bobby regrets not revealing his love for Nia and his desire to have the baby at the beginning of the pregnancy. He was told that his choice doesn't matter, though. Was this good advice? Honest advice? Why or why not?
Quote #8
I can't ever be a knight or brave, so I ask nothing about brain death or eclampsia or why the girl who had a thousand pair of sunglasses and my baby inside her won't ever walk, talk, or smile again. (29.23)
This harkens back to Chapter 16, when Bobby talks about knights and damsels. He's so scared for Nia and for the baby, and he doesn't understand what's happening—so why does he feel like he has to be brave? What are the social expectations for men in trying situations, and why does Bobby find them hard to deal with?
Quote #9
When I walk out of the office I think I see "Just Frank" standing at the end of the hall. And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.
I'm being a man. (29.52-53)
Bobby has just decided not to go through with the adoption, even though the family is all set up. Why does Bobby think this decision makes him a man? And how might being Feather's father make Bobby a man?