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Quote #4
Are you all right, she asks in that warm and woolly tone between fondness and fear. (624)
Will's grandmother is checking up on him, just to make sure he's still there. Why do you think having people worry about him is one of Will's pet peeves?
Quote #5
You could make it better, if only a little better, but you still don't. Why not? Why don't you want it better? (626)
Will finds it annoying when people treat him like he's wounded and fragile, yet he still wants to know that people worry about him. Dude is one complicated guy.
Quote #6
She wants to say no. You know she wants to say no. See how it all can hinge on the smallest thing? She could say, No, it would be unhealthy to lock yourself away with your television up there.
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Why can't we do what we know we need to do? (638-641)
When the wiser side of Will interrupts his own thoughts, it's tempting to think that he's totally in charge of himself. He knows he shouldn't hole up in his room with his television, and his grandmother shouldn't let him do it, but they both agree to it anyway. Is that what only weak-willed people do, or is it part of the human condition that affects everyone equally?