How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I was thirteen when my dad caught me with Tommy Webber in the back of Tommy's Buick. (Prologue.1)
Deanna's dad blows the opportunity to learn something about Deanna's life and protect her from making the same mistake in the future. Instead he chooses to carry a grudge and alienate her even further.
Quote #2
"Dammit, I'm leaking. Again." She changed her shirt and looked at me. "I hope you know how lucky you are that Tommy didn't get you pregnant." (2.37)
Stacy and Deanna don't talk about abortion or adoption—and because of this we can question how much choice either of them sees around sex. We might say that they've given up and are on their path to becoming the same kind of woman as Deanna's mother—powerless to stand up to men and the situations into which men invite them.
Quote #3
After Dad caught me, my mom dragged me to the doctor to put me on the pill, and after that we went straight to the drugstore where she bought a box of condoms. (2.38)
Deanna never tells us if her mom taught her how to use the birth control, but given that she still has the unopened box of condoms three years later, chances are her mom dropped the communication ball just like her dad.