How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #7
"I knew my only chance was to make [Old Nick] give me the code. So I pressed the knife against his throat, like this." (2.770)
We doubt Ma is normally a violent person, but being trapped will make a person go to extremes. Ma would probably kill Old Nick, given the chance, if it meant that she could get out of Room for good.
Quote #8
"We could smash down the walls." But we don't have a jeep to smash them down or a bulldozer even. "We could… blow up Door." (3.81)
Jack is coming up with ideas from cartoons, which is a nice thought. If only escape in real life was as easy as it is in the cartoons. Our calls to Acme for a big crate of dynamite always go unanswered… and probably have us monitored by the NSA.
Quote #9
Oh, I have to Wriggle Out, I was forgetting. I start to do like a snake, but Rug's got tighter I don't know how, I'm stuck I'm stuck. (3.730)
Jack goes into claustrophobic panic at being stuck inside Rug. We have to wonder if this is how Ma feels inside Room, which feels like it's getting tighter and tighter around her every day.