How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Her dark eyes were deep set in pale skin, like pearls inside oyster-sized cheeks red from both the sharp wind and the sturdy Jura stock that was her genetic makeup. (5.21)
He first describes his love Margaret Bonnier's eyes as pearls in oysters. This is fitting because, well, she kind of ends up being his pearl in the end. As we'll notice about Margaret, she's calm and bright regardless of the "sharp winds" that come her way.
Quote #5
"Because, my friends, the young, I find their flesh so tasty to eat. Don't you agree?" (8.146)
Mallory defies hunter-code by killing a young boar, arguing that they taste better. But we also know it's a sick metaphor for her appetite for preying on the weak and helpless. Mallory finds that the young and helpless make better victims. Fair fights aren't exactly her thing, it seems.
Quote #6
The joy I felt, like that incredible explosion of cream when you bite into a religieuse pastry. (11.149)
Hassan's immediate reaction to his father letting him go work for Mallory is like eating a mouthful of sugar—it's an incredible explosion of happiness and sugar. Even if we don't quite feel joy while eating like Hassan, we can understand what he's getting at.