How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
She wondered for a second [...] how she would feel if she learned that Tony had gone to Coney Island on a day like today with a friend and two young women. (4.137)
Well, we think that we could take a guess—she'd probably feel pretty crummy. It's almost as if Eilis was struck with amnesia as soon as she returned to Ireland, picking up her life exactly where she left off and hooking up with the boy she would have ended up with if she had never gone to Brooklyn in the first place.
Quote #8
She tried to think of Tony now as a loving and comforting presence, but she saw instead someone she was allied with whether she liked it or not. (4.193)
Yikes—that's a scary thing to be thinking about your husband. As Eilis becomes closer to Jim, realizing that he represents a completely different type of man than Tony, she realizes that her reasons for marrying her Italian sweetheart weren't as straightforward as she led him (and us) to believe.
Quote #9
It occurred to her, as she walked down the aisle with Jim and her mother [...] that she was sure that she did not love Tony now. (4.226)
Wow, that was quick. While we're not one hundred percent sure that Eilis means this—she's been known to change her mind at the drop of the hat—it shows that her relationship with Tony isn't as perfect as it may seem from the outside looking in.