How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"To seek status seemed the most natural thing in the world for me." (22.71)
Towards the end, we see Jack really trying to turn his dreams into concrete action. "Here's a way to make this work! All I have to do is X…" It doesn't work, but it's become second hand for him; maybe a sign of how his dreams are shaping the reality of his identity.
Quote #8
"And on the boy who lived in their letters, the splendid phantom who carried all my hopes, it seemed to me I saw, at last, my own face." (22.105)
Here it is again: Jack's dreams—the mad desire to be somebody awesome instead of a borderline criminal—eventually show him who he really is. Could that be the important thing about his dreams? Not that they come true but that they help him see the truth?