How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I said, as much to myself as to Pig. The guy, or woman, or whatever, was wearing bright safety orange, easy to see, and maybe some kind of clear plastic helmet, and I thought, Radiation suit? and then we got close enough to see it was one of them. (1.48)
Tip's got an us and them mentality—literally—and she even emphasizes it for us in case we missed it. What we'd like to emphasize is how much she segregates between the different types of characters in the book: human, Boov, Gorg, there is no in between for her.
Quote #2
People who want to understand better how the human race was conquered so easily need to study those stores. Almost everything inside was filled with sugar, cheese, or weight-loss tips. (1.63)
Ouch. As much as we love sugar or cheesy stuff, we know what Tip means. Besides, the point of her characterization of humans is more about telling us how she sees the world. Everyone who doesn't fit into this category must be a foreigner.
Quote #3
The Boov frowned. "Everybodies always is wanting to make a clone for to doing their work. If you are not wanting to do your work, why would a clone of you want to do your work?" (2.105)
J.Lo cracks us up. He's got a good point, too, except for the fact that he lives in a world where clones are not a joke, but a reality. That's just one of the ways in which the Boov are outsiders to the humans.