How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The ceiling light was a clear glass bowl half full of [...] dead bugs. I know why. They like to come up to the light because it is so, so pretty like something they want, and then they get trapped in there. (2.2.46)
This is a pretty deep metaphor about the Congo's motivations for allying with the motivations, and the consequences of the alliance. They want what Americans have—everything—but diving into it headfirst has fatal consequences.
Quote #5
"These people can't even read a simple slogan: Vote for Me. Down with Shapoopie! An election! Who out here would even know it happened?" (2.7.56)
So much wrong with this sentence. Perhaps we were wrong when we said Nathan's heart was in the right place. Here, he shows himself to be painfully ignorant and insensitive.
Quote #6
Since no one can read, every candidate is designated by a symbol. Wisely these men choose to represent themselves with useful things—knife, bottle, matches, cooking pot. (2.8.10)
Just because they can't read doesn't mean they're stupid. The Congolese people are able to craft a rudimentary political system using what they know—and how is that any different, really, for waving flags or showing lots of white picket fences in your political ads?