How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Maybe she thought the Panthers were coming back to bother her for more ink and paper (16.3)
We don't get to hear the full conversation between the Black Panthers and Cecile since Delphine is eavesdropping through the door. From what we do hear, we can tell that they want the printing press more than anything else. Words and art help encourage people to take action to support the movement.
Quote #5
"Television is a liar and a story" (18.14)
Cecile thinks about this art form (TV) as deceitful since it sugarcoats everything. Instead of calling out truths, like in poems, TV shows a white-washed, happy-go-lucky family. That stuff ain't real.
Quote #6
She would recite poetry to calm us down and get ready to learn more science or history. Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Countee Cullen, and William Blake—all fine poets whom we should know, she'd say. (22.6)
We love the idea of reciting poems to calm yourself down, and poetry has gotten us through some tough times, too. It's interesting that poems are used for a variety of purposes in the book. Some call out wrong-doing, others relax people, and some poems are about fighting for the cause.