How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Now you'll end up in a hospital. When you're released, you'll still have your parents to deal with and you'll still be facing a jail term. I doubt the Hearing Circle will consider returning you to the island after what's happened. You realize all that, don't you?"
Cole nodded. "I do, but it's okay. Whatever happens now, I'm done being mad." (13.70-71)
It's only when Cole accepts responsibility and resigns himself to going to prison that Garvey realizes he's ready for a second chance on the island. This time, maybe he'll take it seriously and actually learn a thing or two.
Quote #5
One month after Cole's return from the island, the police had arrested and formally charged his father with child abuse. He denied all the accusations, of course, and paid bail before the ink dried on the warrant. (14.2)
No wonder Cole doesn't seem to accept his mistakes at the beginning of the book. He's learned all of this bad behavior from his father—who doesn't act sorry even after he's arrested for beating his own son.
Quote #6
During the following weeks, Cole mentally prepared himself for the inevitable. He imagined attending a trial and hearing the verdict: guilty. He imagined being led in handcuffs from the courtroom and for the first time being locked into a real jail cell. The hardest thing was to imagine being locked up, day after day, week after week, month after month. (15.35)
After Cole is rescued from the island, he knows he's probably going back to jail. It's something he doesn't want to happen, but he's aware that this is the reality of his situation. After what he's done, how could he expect anything else?