How we cite our quotes: (Chapter, Paragraph)
Quote #4
Hildy and Francia exchange nods. "Yer a-forgetting we were church settlers," Francia says, "getting away from worldly things to set up our own little utopia, so we let that kinda machinery go to rack and ruin as we got on with the business of surviving." (18.66)
Hildy and Francia were part of a group who came to the New World in search of a simpler life. Rules and order were found by getting rid of machines and fancy ways of doing things. They wanted to be in touch with nature and in touch with themselves. They believed that this would help them see which things really matter.
Quote #5
I start noticing things, too, as the morning gets older. Like that tho men and women both do the heavy labor, women give more orders that more men follow. And with Francia being Deputy Mayor and Hildy being whoever she is in Farbranch, I'm beginning to think it's a town run by women. (18.108)
Todd notices different ways of maintaining order while he's in Farbranch. Where he comes from there aren't women, but here, they seem to be running the show. And you know what? Since women don't have Noise, they're pretty well equipped for the job.
Quote #6
He's watching the rout of Farbranch as if it were a vid and not a very interesting one at that, letting everyone else do the work but so obviously in charge that no one would even think of asking him to break a sweat.
How can he make so many men do what he wants?
And how is he bulletproof that he can ride so fearlessly? (20.19-21)
Here we have the image of the Mayor, who personifies bad order. He's standing in the midst of a total massacre, as cool as can be. This is power at it's worst. His quest for order is actually creating chaos instead, as his army rips through the country, killing everything in its path.