Quote 1
"You look like me. I guess because you're made of me, like my spit is. Same brown eyes, same big mouth, same pointy chin…" (1.61)
Ma is explaining what she means by calling Jack "the dead spit of me," but she's also doing a good job of explaining DNA and genetics on a level that a five-year-old can understand.
Quote 2
"I forgot to say, of course she takes her baby, JackerJack, with her, he's all knotted up in her hair." (2.215)
Ma often tells stories about heroic children named Jack. However, in this story, it's more about the character's mother and how she escapes… and how she almost forgets to bring her child with him. What's the significance of this story, and this omission?
Quote 3
"I think what babies want is mostly to have their mothers right there." (4.1277)
Ma definitely thinks that an intense bond between mother and child instantly exists. She'd do anything to protect him, so when the talk show host asks her if things were "difficult," Ma doesn't think of it that way. It wasn't hard or easy; it's just what she had to do.