How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
When I thought about the future, and what it was going to be like, that's what I saw for myself: a house with loads of bedrooms. I didn't know what I was going to do with them, because I wanted to live on my own, like one of the skaters I saw on MTV once. (2.59)
We're surprised that the home is the first thing Sam pictures when thinking about the future. It's not because his home is bad but because that's not how people usually talk about their lives down the road. Yet his confession demonstrates how much thought and care he puts into the home.
Quote #2
I didn't say anything. I didn't know where I was or even when I was, and I didn't know what "Your turn" meant. "Sam," she said. "Wake up. He's awake. Your turn." (6.5)
The first time Sam travels to the future, he feels completely lost—he's not only confused about where he is, but when he is. The biggest surprise? He's not even in his own home. This is a shocker because he doesn't feel comfortable anywhere else. By the time he gets to the future, nothing has changed.
Quote #3
What I was really looking for was a place to live, seeing as I couldn't go home ever again, but I tried not to look at it that way. (7.28)
In Hastings, Sam thinks about how he can't go back. Ever. We know he's being melodramatic, but we can also see that it's eating away at him. He wants to be home with his mom but thinks she'll be too angry with him for that to happen.