How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
There were some gold and some white fowls pecking under the apple trees of an orchard. The colliers were walking home in a stream. The boy went near the wall, self-consciously. He knew many of the men, but could not recognise them in their dirt. And this was a new torture to him. (4.189)
As Paul watches the filthy miners walking home, he can't help but think of them as slaves. The sight terrifies him because he has no clue how he's going to avoid falling into the same trap. Is it asking too much for a boy to just spend his life living in the wilderness and painting? Sounds pretty nice, doesn't it?
Quote #5
Morel knew she was coming. He had the front door open. Everybody was on tiptoe. Half the street turned out. They heard the sound of the great motor-car. Mrs. Morel, smiling, drove home down the street. (13.666)
It's a really big deal when the Morels drive their mother home in a motor-car. In 1913, motor-cars would have been very rare in Nottinghamshire, and the spectacle is so exciting that all of the Morels' neighbors come outside to have a look at this wonderful machine. See how one little modern convenience can capture the attention of an entire neighborhood? Snazzy, no? And also kind of frightening.
Quote #6
Paul heard a faint voice, like a woman's, out of the mouth of the tube. He gazed in wonder, never having seen a speaking-tube before. (5.281)
The speaking tube in Jordan's factory demonstrates how technology can separate humans from the natural world. Like with your iPhone, there's this voice coming from a speaking tube, but no flesh-and-blood human being behind that voice. The speaking tube unnaturally separates the body from the voice, just like working in a modern factory separates the worker from their company's finished product. Whoa. Dude. Heavy.