How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I sent one boy to the gaschamber at Huntsville. One and only one. My arrest and testimony. (1.1.1)
Okay, the book starts off well enough. A young man commits a horrible crime. He gets punished. Sure, we wish he hadn't killed his girlfriend, but that's what the justice system is for. A place for everyone, and every criminal in that place. All the danger seems contained, right? Yeah, just you wait.
Quote #2
He got out his handkerchief and walked back and wiped clean everything he'd touched. (1.3.22)
This moment shows us that Llewelyn knows he is committing a crime by taking the drug money. Or is he just afraid the drug runners will fingerprint him? This may be Llewelyn's big fatal mistake; there's really no going back after this.
Quote #3
Point bein you dont know what all you're stoppin when you do stop somebody. (2.1.2)
By the second chapter, we're seeing a turning point. Sheriff Bell talks about the unpredictability of criminals, and we've already seen that in action. Maybe things aren't going to work out as well as we thought.