How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #10
SAM. [. . .] I couldn't sit down there and stay with you. It was a "Whites Only" bench. You were young, too excited to notice then. But not anymore. If you're not careful…Master Harold…you're going to be sitting up there by yourself for a long time to come, and there won't be a kite in the sky. (SAM has got nothing more to say. He exits into the kitchen, taking off his waiter's jacket) (1844-1851)
The kite in this section is sort of like Hally's essay; it represents a higher ideal. The problem is that Hally's becoming so disillusioned that he's going to lose all connection with the social reforms he admires, along with losing the people who love him and care about him. He isn't satisfied with the way things are, but he also doesn't want to make the effort to change. Change is hard, m'kay?