How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Maison Mumbai, written in massive gold letters on an Islamic green background, filled the entire billboard. (6.30)
Papa chooses a name for his new restaurant that blends both worlds seamlessly. "Maison" is French for house, and "Mumbai" is their home in India. It's a perfect merging of two cultures, and lays claim to both as homes. Go, Papa.
Quote #5
It was a look I would see many times again as I made my way through France in the coming years—a uniquely Gallic look of nuclear contempt for one's inferiors (6.7)
Hassan experiences European prejudice toward his people for the first time when Mallory looks across the street and glares at her new neighbors. He doesn't often mention it as seriously as he does here, but he's telling us that it's something that he sees many times afterwards.
Quote #6
How could I tell him, moreover, how could I tell him that I found myself secretly and passionately wanting to be a part of this pig-butchering underworld? (6.153)
Hassan is fascinated by the butchery ceremony he sees at Mallory's, complete with the priest blessing the animal being slaughtered. He's not thinking of turning from his Islamic roots, but he's fascinated by the world outside of it.