How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It's Rose."
"What happened to her?"
"Your mother found her dead this morning." (3.691-693)
We'd say that this is Eilis' worst fear realized, but we doubt that she ever expected this to happen. Rose was always so youthful and energetic—and so personally inspiring to her little sis—that the thought of her death is too much to bear.
Quote #8
I know she'd love to see you, she keeps saying that is the only thing she is hoping for but we don't know what to say about it. (3.785)
Rose's death forces Eilis to reexamine her relationship to her family. By now, she has fully integrated herself into life in Brooklyn, but this heartbreaking event makes her remember her obligation to her loved ones back home in Ireland.
Quote #9
In the good cheer that followed the dessert she almost began to hope that he had told them that he and she were getting married. (3.940)
In other words, Eilis hopes that Tony's family is acting so happy because they know she's now a part of their family. This is a reminder that, although Eilis is returning to Ireland to help her family through hard times, she has already begun building a new one in Brooklyn.