The Great Wide Sea Mortality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

I read it through twice, then crushed the paper into a tight ball. "It's a suicide note," I said. (21.4)

After their father goes missing, Ben and Dylan argue about what happened. Ben thinks he killed himself. Dylan thinks it was an accident.

Quote #5

I held on to the companionway rail. "I think," I said, "that it's the end of the world." (22.43)

At first, Ben thinks that losing both of his parents is the end of the world. Over time, he realizes that he and his family can survive.

Quote #6

How I found Gerry, I don't know. How he survived, I don't ask. We poured water out of him, actually holding him upside down. Dylan breathed air back into him [...] (29.30)

Wow, you might think that Gerry would wear a life jacket at all times after he fell off the boat the first time. You'd think wrong, though.