How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
(1.230)
In his hungry, bed-without-supper nightmare after losing his shoes, David dreams of falling into a vortex, pulled in by the evil fetus. Other objects in the vortex include a key, a string of pearls, and a cowboy doll. The vortex looks a lot like a trachea with no vocal cords.
Quote #5
It was time to play Alice. (1.265)
David's response to his brother showing him gross pictures of tumors is to escape into a fantasy world. In this panel, we see him getting the yellow towel that becomes his long hair when he pretends to be Alice in Wonderland.
Quote #6
I thought it must be her hair that gave Alice the magic ability to travel to a land of talking animals, singing flowers and dancing teapots. I wanted to go there immediately. (1.272)
The most immediate physical difference six-year-old David sees between himself and Alice is her long, blond hair, which he assumes is a source of power. Towel on head: problem solved. (Don't you wish it really were that easy? We'd have giant beach towels on our heads all the time up in here.)