How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #4
I'm not in Room. Am I still me? (3.728)
This is a pretty philosophical question. Jack highly identifies with his home. It's the only place he's ever been. Being outside gives him absolutely no context. Who is he when he has lost his home?
Quote #5
"Oh, Jack," [Ma] says, "we're never going back." The car starts moving and I'm crying so much I can't stop. (3.1001-3.1002)
It's difficult for us to tell why Jack is crying here. Is he crying because he thought Ma was dead, but she's actually been saved? Or is he crying because he's never going back to Room, the only place he knows as his home?
Quote #6
Actually I don't have the old five books now so I guess I just have the new five. The ones in Room, maybe they don't belong to anyone anymore. (4.650)
Jack personifies almost everything, so of course he worries that his old books are now homeless. To Jack, Room no longer exists. And since Jack defines a home as a place where something belongs, if his books don't belong anywhere, they don't have a home. Jack is dealing with the same problem himself. Where does he belong?