How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"To tell the truth, I think I'm beyond help. My brain simply won't absorb that nonsense, no matter how hard I try." (17.18)
This is actually a big point in Kate's column—at least when it comes to Mr. Curtain's lessons. Why? Because they are nonsense. The logical conclusions all his lessons lead to would make Mr. Spock's head spin, because they aren't logical at all. So really it's not so bad that Kate can't absorb them. Sticky and Reynie, of course, have no problem memorizing the lessons, so what does that say about them? Is Kate smarter because her brain refuses to retain this gobbledygook, or are Reynie and Sticky smarter because they can keep track of it in their heads even if they think it's nonsense? Or are they just smart in different ways?