No Country for Old Men Chapter IV Quotes

No Country for Old Men Chapter IV Quotes

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Quote 1

With the next shot he felt a stinging pain in his side. He fell down and got up again leaving Chigurh's shotgun lying in the street. Damn, he said. What a shot. (4.2.193)

Ouch. Llewelyn is pretty hurt, but here he learns firsthand what a ruthless rival Chigurh is. Next time, Chigurh isn't going to miss.

Quote 2

People complain about the bad things that happen to em that they dont deserve but they seldom mention the good. About what they done to deserve them things. (4.1.3)

Once again, the situation is more complicated than we had thought. Although Bell isn't specifically thinking about criminals, what he says can be applied to the fact that criminals ruin everything. We focus on what the things people do and not the good things, especially when it seems like the bad outweighs the good.