How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Penny could not die. Dogs could die, and bears and deer and other people. That was acceptable because it was remote" (14.144)
You know how when you read about people dying in other countries or see it on the news, it's sad but you don't necessarily feel anything about it? That's how Jody feels right now: it's sad and all when dogs or other people die, but he's basically okay with it. Not Penny, though. That's a little too close to home.
Quote #5
"He whispered thickly, 'Ol' Death got to wait a while on me.'" (15.33)
Starvation. Death. Slewfoot. Penny spends a lot of time personifying the things that are trying to kill him, which totally makes sense: it's probably easier to fight starvation if you can think of it as actually going into hand-to-hand combat Starvation.
Quote #6
"Now he understood. This was death. Death was a silence that gave back no answer" (17.79)
This is a grim thought for Jody to have as he waits through the night with Fodder-wing's body. Notice that there's no concept of the afterlife here—to Jody, death is final and terminal. (Maybe it's better this way: you wouldn't want Fodder-wing to rise from the dead and start stalking the scrub forest, would you?)