How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It's like the happy ending of a Hollywood picture: Archie and Mama and me strolling arm in arm along Duval Street, a perfect family. (17.117)
Is there such a thing as a perfect family? In our experience, when something looks perfect from the outside, sometimes it's not on the inside. Besides, even Turtle admits there are no happy endings in life, so maybe she's just fooling herself because she wants a family so badly.
Quote #8
Tears start falling from my grandmother's eyes, and then Mama starts crying, too. The next thing I know, Mama's on her knees in front of Nana Philly and they're hugging each other like nothing ever happened. (18.35)
When Turtle's mom and grandma burry the hatchet, she thinks about it playing out on the big screen. Maybe that's her way of understanding things, or maybe it's because this scene is so sentimental and meaningful that it would go perfectly in a movie. That's the real meaning of family to her.
Quote #9
I know that my father doesn't have three eyes and isn't a murderer , unless you count sponges. He's kind. And he likes the funny pages. Just like his daughter. (18.16)
When she finds out who her dad is, Turtle thinks about what they have in common. It's only natural to find a connection—yet she doesn't say anything to her mom about it or tell anyone that she's figured it out. Why do you think that is?