How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Her sadness had melted away in the warmth of her surroundings. (2.18)
When Félicité joins the Aubain family as their cook, she's not in very good shape. She's depressed over the deaths of her parents, her abusive employers, and her boyfriend leaving her for another woman. But the home life with the Aubains, with the love of the children and a place to belong, slowly heals her pain. Home is a powerful thing, apparently.
Quote #5
Whenever clouds gathered and thunder rumbled, he cried out, perhaps remembering the showers of his native forests. (4.15)
According to the story, Loulou comes from "America"; which could mean anywhere from Canada to Argentina. The idea that he would have memories of home is kind of interesting; it's a stretch from Normandy to the Amazon. But it likens him to Félicité, who's also out of place and far from her family.
Quote #6
This place, where few were admitted, was like a mixture of a chapel and a bazaar, full of religious objects and the most varied assortment of things. (4.28)
Félicité's room is like her little patch of earth. She lives in it for fifty whole years. The rest of the house is the domain of the Aubain family, but her room is hers. It's full of the things that she finds important, mostly religious objects and souvenirs. Her home, her room, is like the physical embodiment of Félicité's inner life, and boy does it look virtuous.