How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Maybe they weren't really desperate enough to set a single city on fire, let alone the whole country. (14.136)
Tod spends a lot of time thinking about "the people who come to California to die"—the same group he believes will burn L.A. to the ground. He traces their disappointment to the broken promises of the American Dream.
Quote #5
The Angelenos would be first, but their comrades all over the country would follow. There would be civil war. (15.137)
Tod's imagery becomes increasingly apocalyptic as the novel goes on. As he further explores the dark, seedy underbelly of glamorous Hollywood, he becomes convinced that the city—and perhaps the country—will soon be destroyed.
Quote #6
Throwing away his cigarette, he went through the swinging doors of the saloon. There was no back to the building and he found himself in Paris street. (18.6)
Like the ridiculously styled luxury homes, this series of movie sets show us the falseness at the core of Hollywood. It's a trippy scene: Tod basically travels backwards in time as he runs through a series of film sets. Somebody call Doc Brown, right?