How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
What if all of them were sentenced to live here until they died? Sentenced. The word made him feel a rush of panic, and the spark of hope the meal had brought him fizzled with a silent hiss. (9.52)
Yeah, being sentenced is never a good thing. No one ever gets sentenced to eat ice cream and watch Buffy re-runs, or sentenced to take cozy naps with a cup of cocoa and their favorite books either.
Quote #8
"Think about it. Our memories are wiped. We live inside a place that seems to have no way out, surrounded by bloodthirsty monster-guards. Doesn't that sound like a prison to you?" As he said it out loud, it sounded more and more possible. Nausea trickled into his chest.
"I'm probably twelve years old, dude." Chuck pointed to his chest. "At the most, thirteen. You really think I did something that would send me to prison for the rest of my life?"
"I don't care what you did or didn't do. Either way, you have been sent to a prison. Does this seem like a vacation to you?" (9.56)
Well, if you asked a bunch of prison inmates why they are there we're pretty sure they'd protest their innocence too, but you get the point. They're being confined against their will, and it's no good.
Quote #9
"Then I just got used to it, I guess. This became home, even though we spend every day hoping to get out." (30.17)
Just like in Shawshank Redemption—the guys who'd been in prison forever and then got released didn't know how to cope with the outside world. Eventually, you just get complacent and accept your confinement regardless of its justification.