The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapter 11-15 Quotes
The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapter 11-15 Quotes
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Quote 7
I work at my human gait, for instance. I practice chewing my food slowly like people do. I study the television for clues on behavior and to learn how to react to certain situations. In my next life, when I am born again as a person, I will practically be an adult the moment I am plucked from the womb, with all the preparation I have done. (12.4)
This notion that being a human is something you can prepare for is repeated often, but it seems like when Enzo says he prepares, he's focusing more on what he thinks humans are, rather than what they actually are.
Quote 8
Since that time I have been wary of trying new foods that might upset my system, and I have never accepted food from someone I didn't fully trust. (15.30)
Enzo's distrust of taking food from strangers stems from his experience with Maxwell's hot peppers. We don't blame him—those things sound really unpleasant to eat.
Quote 9
"She likes the nuggets, she's just doing this because you're here. I'm not making her a new dinner every time she decides she doesn't like something." (14.54)
Eve's anger toward Denny and Zoë is less about Zoë's behavior toward her dinner and more about her anger toward Denny. Even's begun to feel ill here, and her fear of taking care of Zoë by herself makes her feel like Denny is undermining her parenting decisions. Simply asking Zoë why she didn't want her dinner would have probably made this whole thing avoidable, but hey, hindsight is 20/20.