How we cite our quotes: (Panel)
Quote #1
[Rick's house.] (69)
Rick's house is the first place he goes after getting out of the hospital… and it's almost completely destroyed. The air conditioner has been flung out the window, shutters are busted, glass is broken, even the American flag is shredded. In America now, no homes are safe. Right off the bat, the concept of "home" is upended.
Quote #2
"Oh, you're awake. We're just getting ready to have dinner." (88)
Morgan invites Rick into his home even though the "invitation" was prompted by Rick getting whacked in the head with a shovel, and the home isn't really his home—he's squatting. But still, he makes Rick feel at home, and you have to take hospitality where you can get it in a zombie-infested world. It's his first experience of human contact in the deserted town. Being offered dinner must have been a normalizing kind of experience. Morgan's still trying to make a home in the midst of disaster.
Quote #3
"Before they stopped broadcasting, they told us to relocate to the bigger cities. They said they could protect us all there. I figured I'd be better off taking my chances here." (95)
You often think of your home as a safe place, but many people fled their homes for the city when they were told their house wasn't safe anymore. We wonder how many of them thought they'd eventually return.