How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Getting his hopes up was something he'd sworn never to do again. Not until all this was over. (15.31)
Here is another example of how Thomas is truly put through horrible circumstances. Hope can sometimes be the one force that can keep someone going; without hope, giving up seems like a pretty viable option. What does Thomas hope for?
Quote #5
He sobbed, surely from the pain, probably also from the trauma of what he'd just been through. (16.20)
Traumatic suffering can be worse than physical suffering—just ask Winston, whose head was attacked by a gigantic silver blob.
Quote #6
He'd just killed a man. He'd taken the life of another person. His insides felt full of poison. (34.4)
Sometimes suffering doesn't always happen to the person who is harmed; it can also happen to the person who is doing the harming. Thomas is super traumatized when he kills Mr. Nose, and we have a feeling that'll haunt him for some time.