How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
So grass is a metaphor for life, and for death, and for equality, and for connectedness, and for children, and for God, and for hope. (2.12.35)
That's some impressive grass. By looking into the poem's deeper meaning, Quentin finds deeper meaning in life itself, beyond just searching for Margo Roth Spiegelman.
Quote #8
I had reached a weird part of the poem—after all this time listening and hearing people, and then traveling alongside them, Whitman stops hearing and he stops visiting, and he starts to become other people. Like, actually inhabit them. (2.19.12)
This metaphysical possession is something Quentin tries to do with Margo. He tries to put himself not just in her shoes, but inside her brain, tracing her every step and motivation.
Quote #9
Those items sit atop two books: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. (3.22.64)
It looks like Margo Roth Spiegelman has taken advantage of her solitude to expand her literary horizons. This is quite a development for her. In Part 1, she seems disappointed that Quentin quotes poetry, as though she thinks there's no use for literary knowledge.