How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"How typical," [Mariah] said, giving the impression that she had just experienced a personal betrayal. I laughed at her, but I was really wondering, How do you get to be a person who is made miserable because the weather changed its mind, because the weather doesn't live up to your expectations? (2.5).
Yeah, taking the weather personally seems pretty extreme. Lucy's observation goes to show that having a self-centered view of the world might make you feel constantly betrayed when things don't go your way.
Quote #2
Mariah said, "These are daffodils. I'm sorry about the poem, but I'm hoping you'll find them lovely all the same." (2.17).
Now that wasn't very cool, Mariah. Lucy poured her heart out to you about her traumatic memory of daffodils. By dumping her in a field of them, Mariah shows that she doesn't take Lucy's feelings very seriously—talk about insult to injury.
Quote #3
I saw Lewis standing behind Dinah, his arms around her shoulders, and he was licking her neck over and over again, and how she liked it. This was not a show, this was something real [. . .] (3.32).
Since Lewis and Dinah have "real" affection for each other (as opposed to the false affection Lucy observes between Lewis and Mariah in an earlier moment in the novel), is his betrayal more understandable?