Room Part 2: Unlying Quotes
Room Part 2: Unlying Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
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"I'm from somewhere else, like [Alice]." (2.484)
This is when Ma reveals that she used to have a home outside of Room. The fact that a home can be a place other than Room is still incomprehensible to Jack. Heck, Jack can hardly believe that there are any other places besides Room, whether they're homes or not.
Quote 8
"It's the real world, you wouldn't believe how big it is. […] Room's only a tiny stinky piece of it." "Room's not stinky." I'm nearly growling. "It's only stinky sometimes when you do a fart." (2.520-2.521)
Room is a place of captivity for Ma, but it's Jack's home. Because he's so attached to it, he defends Room when Ma insults it… and he insults her back as a form of revenge.
Quote 9
Alice says she can't explain herself because she's not herself, she knows who she was this morning but she's changed several times since then. (2.116)
Jack is talking about Alice in Wonderland here, and he's relating it to himself. When Jack's view of the world changes because of new knowledge, he changes right along with it. His identity, especially at such a young age, is closely tied together with how he sees the world, and how he thinks he fits in it.