How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
He stared at the knife in his chest. [...] It was Glass's knife. In some ways it was a relief to die, he thought, easier than living with his guilt. (1.12.27)
We'd like to take a break from your regularly scheduled themes to present a different sort of suffering: emotional suffering. Wracked by guilt for leaving Glass to die, Bridger starts to experience some serious inner turmoil—so serious, in fact, that he begins believing that he deserves a brutal end at Glass's hands.
Quote #8
He filled the cup three times before the old woman stopped eating and fell asleep. He adjusted the blanket to cover her bony shoulders. (1.13.15)
Glass cooking a meal for the old, blind woman in the Arikara village is an important moment for many reasons. Not only does it show that Glass is a fundamentally good dude (we're pretty sure that Fitzgerald wouldn't have acted in the same way), but it also reveals that he holds a great deal of compassion for anyone who suffers. Remember that.
Quote #9
The astringent ignited the most intense pain that Glass had ever felt, like molten iron in a mold of human flesh. (1.13.42)
More intense than a bear attack? A wolf bite? A gunshot? That's saying something. Still, the Sioux medicine man's painful treatment means that Glass's physical suffering is finally nearing its end.