How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #7
The man who's Grandpa is gone past me without looking, he's nearly at the door. (4.1126)
Defining family isn't easy, especially when the family is as complicated as this one. Grandpa has trouble accepting Jack as an addition to the family. To Grandpa, Jack is only evidence that his daughter was raped. He can't see Jack as his Grandson, only as that horrible reminder.
Quote #8
"I think what babies want is mostly to have their mothers right there." (4.1277)
Ma definitely thinks that an intense bond between mother and child instantly exists. She'd do anything to protect him, so when the talk show host asks her if things were "difficult," Ma doesn't think of it that way. It wasn't hard or easy; it's just what she had to do.
Quote #9
"It would have been a sacrifice, of course—the ultimate sacrifice—but if Jack could have had a normal, happy childhood with a loving family?" "He had me." Ma says it one word at a time. (4.1345-4.1346)
Ma is insulted by the talk show host, who implies that Jack would have been better off with a "loving family." Ma is his mother. Shouldn't she be family enough? And doesn't she love Jack enough?