How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Nothing I have written or done has made any difference in this world, and suddenly I know what it means to rage, and to crave.
I read the whole poem and eat it up, drink it up. (9.38-39)
Quite a reaction just from reading a poem, isn't it? Now we see how important art can be—it makes us feel. So it seems that Society's goal in eliminating most cultural artifacts may have been to prevent people from feeling intense emotions, so they remain calm and complacent.
Quote #5
There's a reason they didn't keep this poem.
The poem tells you to fight. (9.46-47)
Is art so powerful that it must be destroyed in order to fully control people? Society certainly seems to think so. All art begins somewhere though, and we're most impressed that Society has managed to control people to such an extent that they are no longer creating anything new.
Quote #6
"These words aren't peaceful […] Then why do they make me feel calm?" Ky asks.
[…]
"I think it's because when we hear it we know we're not the only ones who ever felt this way." (19.47-51)
It's like when you're going through a breakup and you hear a song on the radio that describes exactly what you're feeling. It's strangely comforting, right?