How we cite our quotes: Chapter, Paragraph
Quote #4
David's page says he now lives in Bellingham, Washington, and works as a computer engineer.
Then I notice something else.In a relationship with: Philip Conner
Okay, that's… um… I don't… (31.11-13)
On Facebook, Josh stumbles across the fact that his brother is gay. Oops—as far as he knows in 1996, his brother isn't gay. But in the future, this is one of the things that define him. So perhaps one of the things that changes about identity is what we share, in addition to who we are.
Quote #5
The sunshine is magnetic, too. All morning, guys who've never said more than What's up? Have stopped to talk to me. And the girls! Between my morning classes, three girls have walked with me, keeping my pace… and I have long legs. (33.4)
Josh is in heaven: Not only is his future totally stacked, but he starts making all these friends at school. Suddenly everyone wants to be around him… and he likes it. Who wouldn't? Josh's identity changes from being the shy guy to being Sydney Mills's arm candy. And everybody wants some.
Quote #6
The other times I've been married to Kevin, and even to Jordan, I kept my Nelson as part of my name. What ripple occurred in the past twenty minutes to make me give up my maiden name? (42.24)
We know that Emma has a bit of an issue with identity since she keeps trying to change futures she doesn't like. Here, she's upset because Facebook shows that she gives up her maiden name, a part of her identity that she wants to keep. She thinks that something must have happened to give up that important part of her identity.