How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The Ghanaian looked solemnly at Kunta. Then he smiled. "You's young. Seeds you's got a-plenty, you jes' needs de wife to plant 'em in." (61.24)
Before this, Kunta had never really considered marrying a woman and starting a family here in the awful land of the toubob. But what's the point of that? Through this conversation, Kunta realizes that having a family is exactly how he can continue his proud ancestral heritage into the future.
Quote #5
Bell's pregnancy took Kunta's mind even farther back to Africa than is encounter with the Ghanaian had done. (68.3)
This is interesting, right? For Kunta, the idea of family is inexorably tied to his early life in Africa, to his loving parents and the comforting rituals of his native culture. Perhaps he'll be able to reconnect to that long-long past through his new daughter.
Quote #6
Kunta hardly saw the road before them as they rode back toward the plantation [...] What if the girl had really been his Kizzy? What if the cook had been his Bell? (78.31)
Kunta feels revitalized after marrying Bell and having Kizzy, but witnessing the horror of a slave auction reminds him that this bliss could be stolen away from him at any moment. The separation of families was extremely common during the heights of American slavery, and its consequences were profound.