How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
They had breakfast around ten, she went on. Homer brought it to her in bed. He took a housekeeping magazine and fixed the tray like the pictures in it. (19.11)
Instead of empowering Homer, Faye turns him into a bona fide servant. Homer doesn't mind too much, naturally, as he's always found a great deal of relief in doing housework. Regardless, Tod sees Faye taking advantage of Homer, but he knows that the big galoot is incapable of putting his foot down, so, like much else in this novel, there's not anything Tod himself can do about it.
Quote #5
His servility was like that of a cringing, clumsy dog, who is always anticipating a blow [...] and in a way that makes overwhelming the desire to strike him. (20.3)
As the novel continues, Tod loses sympathy for Homer and instead starts despising him for being passive. Maybe he's fed up. Maybe he's jealous of Homer's relationship with Faye. Or maybe he just realizes that Homer is incapable of change.
Quote #6
He opened his mouth to reply and she poured the brandy into it, then clapped her hands over his lips so that he couldn't spit it back. (20.25)
Wow—does this count as assault? If not, then it's at least a party foul, right? Jokes aside, you know that you're being overly passive when someone can just shove a drink down your throat without repercussions. How does something like that even happen?