How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
As Jimmie and his friend exchanged tales descriptive of their prowess, Maggie leaned back in the shadow. (5.11)
Folks, it's a macho-off. Maggie's taking it all in, though, because she's just set her eyes on someone way cooler than her brother.
Quote #8
He walked to and fro in the small room, which seemed then to grow even smaller and unfit to hold his dignity, the attribute of a supreme warrior. (6.5)
The more force Jimmie shows to the world, the more amazing he thinks he is, and the more respect he wants back. His fights are elevated to battles in his mind, and his self-image is that of a serious combatant.
Quote #9
Here was a formidable man who disdained the strength of a world full of fists. Here was one who had contempt for brass-clothed power; one whose knuckles could defiantly ring against the granite of law. He was a knight. (6.8)
Maggie is so smitten. Here, we see Pete completely through her eyes, and from where she's sitting, he's the ideal model of masculinity: "a knight."