How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It didn't take people too long before they counted how many pairs of pants and shirts Rufus and Cody had. That was easy to do because Rufus only had two shirts and two pairs of pants and Cody only had three shirts and two pairs of pants. They also had one pair of blue jeans that they switched off on. (3.97)
Shmoop loves our favorite jeans, so we're not sure what the issue is here. Why do the other kids pay such close attention to this detail about Rufus and Cody? How does this affect their place in the social order at Clark?
Quote #5
Most of the other kids had to wear cheap plastic mittens that would start to crack up after two or three snowball fights or one real cold day. Some of them had to wear socks on their hands and some of them just had to scrunch their arms up in the sleeves of their jackets. (4.72)
Nobody at Clark seems to be rich, but there is still a class distinction between the poor kids and the very poor kids (like Rufus and Cody). Looks like kids will find a reason to pick on other kids no matter what. Ugh.
Quote #6
I don't know why bullies always have such a good sense of humor, but they do. Unless you were the one who was in the machine, you'd probably think that Larry Dunn's Maytag Washes were pretty funny. (4.117)
Do you have a theory on this? Why would a good sense of humor be important for a bully? And BTW, we promise we aren't bullies, no matter how hilarious we are.