How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
His classmates kept their distance from him too, like he was giving off a bad smell. He tried to remember if he'd talked to any of them since he arrived this morning. (18.35)
Sometimes we can become so isolated we barely notice our own loneliness; not talking can become the norm. It can cease to surprise you when you realize you haven't used your voice that day.
Quote #5
His grandma still hadn't spoken to him about the destruction of her sitting room. She'd barely spoken to him at all. (21.5)
If his teachers won't punish him, Conor thinks perhaps his grandma will. But she's just one more person who's more focused on his mother than on him. And hey, she's not exactly enjoying herself over there either.
Quote #6
And then one day the invisible man decided, the monster said, its voice ringing in Conor's ears, I will make them see me. (23.12)
With each story, the monster plants the seeds (because it's a tree—see what we did there?) of Conor's next outrageous act. Each time it appears, the monster raises the stakes for Conor's misbehavior.