How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
For Meggie had a plan: She wanted to learn to make up stories like Fenoglio. She wanted to learn to fish for words so that she could read aloud to her mother without worrying about who might come out of the stories and look at her with homesick eyes. (59.27)
By the end of the book Meggie has witnessed extreme violence, social and emotional manipulation, and many instances of reading and writing in order to change events. Guess which one she picks as her goal? That's right, she goes the way of the written word. This says a lot about how powerful she perceives writing to be. Plus she's motivated to learn how to write so that she can connect with her family in a safe way, without worrying about reading people into or out of books.