How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
After the divorce, I hardly ever saw my father. And my mother acted stranger than ever. It's not that she was unstable or anything: just distant. Remote. My mother is the kind of person who has a happy face for the rest of the world, but not a lot left over for me. She's never talked to me much—not about her feelings, her life. (7.Camp Lies.2)
Miranda is physically isolated from both her parents, and emotionally abandoned by them. Unhappy with her reality, she invents—and broadcasts—a new, improved version of her life. She populates this version of her home life with a deformed little brother and a dog named Daisy. Imaginary siblings and pets? Now that's a lonely kid.
Quote #11
So on opening night no one that was remotely close to me was even there. And the thing is, I realized in my third or fourth rehearsal that I was good at this acting thing. […] And on opening night, I can honestly say I knew I was going to more than good: I was going to be great. I was going to be extraordinary, but there would be no one there to see. (7.Extraordinary, but No One There to See.3)
That not one of Miranda's family or friends bothers to show up for her debut in the play—which means so much to her—speaks to her painful emotional isolation. Through all his isolation at school, at least Auggie knows he can always count on his family, no matter what.