How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"She's got a knack," said Aunt Cleo to Ma repeatedly (and in my hearing). Another time Aunt Cleo said that sales ran in the family, and I'd inherited the tendency. I understood what she meant. I felt almost clairvoyant. Sometimes I knew what people wanted or needed before they knew themselves. I certainly liked devising schemes to sell this or that item: I formulated plans. I tweaked wordings on signs and made sure everything looked like a picture postcard from the plate glass window. And despite the circumstances, I felt a kind of congruity with the world and my place in it when the store thrummed like a beehive with Aunt Cleo, Ma, and me each doing our part. (22.3)
How does this passage compare to the passages where Georgie talks about shooting? It seems like Georgie has found her place in the store and doesn't need to shoot to have an identity anymore. We are going to point out, though, that the shattered Springfield was probably easier to give up than a nice new gun would have been.