Family Quotes in Four

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)

Quote #4

My father puts a hand on my shoulder as we walk to the entrance, sending shocks of pain through my body. (1.145)

With Marcus, you can never tell if this gesture is meant as fatherly support, or to remind Tobias of how he can beat him if he makes the Eaton family look bad. Poor Four just needs a hug!

Quote #5

I remember my mother's hands, with their slim fingers, closing the trunk and locking it and handing me the key. (1.308)

Here again we see the fond memories of Tobias/Four's mother. Or are the memories more attached to the sentimental objects, like the key, than the hand that gives it to him?

Quote #6

I shake my head a little, banishing the memory. She's dead. It's a child's memory. Unreliable. (2.68)

Even before Four discovers his mother is still alive, he starts trying to rid himself of these memories. Why does he think that family memories are a weakness?