How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[Jack had] been kind of a jerk. But when he was killed--instant sainthood. (5.2)
This is a different kind of transformation than the literal one we'll see later, from human to wolf. This transformation is the kind that occurs when people don't feel right speaking “ill” of the dead, even if they are only speaking the truth.
Quote #2
I knew those eyes. (9.15)
Even after transforming, werewolves retain their human eyes. This is a critical plot point, because it allows Grace to recognize Jack, and to start suspecting that things like werewolves still exist.
Quote #3
I was not a wolf, but I wasn't Sam yet, either. I was a leaking womb bulging with the promise of conscious thoughts. (13.1-13.2)
Stiefvater uses birth imagery a couple times when talking about the transformation from wolf to human and vice versa. How is transforming like a birth, or rebirth, for the wolves?