How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Glass had glimpsed [...] buffalo [...] on a hundred different occasions. Yet the sight of the animals never failed to fill him with awe. (1.10.6)
Spoiler: America's once-massive population of buffalo is eventually destroyed by the rise of railroads and industrialization, as well as by wasteful, out-of-control hunting by the white frontiersmen. Ouch. Because we know things like this (y'know, being in the future and all), these seemingly small details end up taking on massive importance.
Quote #5
The white wolf took another step toward Glass, who remembered suddenly the sickening sensation of the bear's teeth, ripping at his flesh. What have I done? (1.10.27)
When Glass decides to take on a pack of wolves, we were pretty sure that the dude had gone bananas. He should know more than anyone how quickly a wild animal can make mincemeat out of us fleshy humans, right? Even after he walks away victorious, we don't know whether to commend him for his bravery or slap him for his stupidity.
Quote #6
The wolf had never seen an animal like the one that appeared today, but he understood precisely where it fit in the pecking order. (1.10.36)
We love that the narrative makes a brief aside to present the wolf's thoughts on Glass. What's more, the fact that the wolf sees Glass as another "animal" in the frontier's "pecking order" shows how wild our wild man has become. Although really, of course, in a sense we're all just animals in a certain pecking order, no matter how much we may not want to admit it.