How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
That's when he came swimming real slow out of the deep, and even though my head was underneath the dark water I could see him coming right at me. He didn't look like he was related to Winnie-the-Pooh at all, he was big and gray with hard square-looking fingers. Where he should have had a face there was nothing but dark gray. Where he should have had eyes there was nothing but a darker colder-looking color. He grabbed my leg and started pulling me down. (13.50)
The Woooool Pooooooh. So scary. We're pretty sure the Wool Pooh is a symbol for death, and this is how Kenny pictures it. Does it remind you of any personifications of death that you're familiar with?
Quote #5
That's when I got really scared. I'd seen enough cartoons to know that when your head goes down three times it doesn't ever come up again! I knew if I went down one more time I was dead as a donut! (13. 65)
Even as he's beginning to drown, Kenny has an unrealistic, childlike view of death. He bases his observations about death on a cartoon, and he seems to think the number of times his head goes under will determine if he lives or dies.