How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"We do have to be so careful as we have a problem with trotting badgers. Last month someone left this door open, and Madeline's stepparents were eaten. It was very upsetting," said Coco. (36.40)
The rabbit women apparently really do consider the rabbits to be their parents, if we judge by this statement from Coco (one of the rabbit women). And yeah, we can see where it'd be upsetting if a trotting badger entered your home and ate a family member. It makes us wonder what kind of funerals the rabbit women hold for their rabbit family.
Quote #8
"What they didn't realize was that as the pollution got worse, making cheese oil was concentrating the poisons. Finally they got sued—their cheese poisoned the Duchess of Snookworth, and it was her husband who got the ban brought in. Archibald's dad lost his fortune and couldn't afford to have dear Archibald privately tutored anymore." (39.24)
This anecdote from Grandfather has a multipronged connection to family. It was family connections that got the cheese barons banned from making cheese anymore, thanks to a husband with high status who followed up when his wife was poisoned by the faulty cheese-making practices. And this, in turn, affected Snatcher, turning him into the villain he is today, because his family lost their fortune and he's had a chip on his shoulder about it ever since.
Quote #9
With the armor swaying in the air, the crane moved toward the Great One.
"Careful now, Gristle; we don't want to hurt baby." (48.4-5)
This statement from Snatcher is rather odd. He doesn't seem like a caring type of guy, but he has latched onto Framley (a.k.a. the Great One) as his baby in some sense of the word. Why is an elephant-sized rat like a baby? We don't know the punch line to that one, sorry. Maybe Framley is Snatcher's brainchild in some way, or maybe Snatcher is just really attached to this particular science experiment.