Family Quotes in The Time Traveler's Wife Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 [Sharon to Henry:] "I think you've got the only nice one." (1.9.100) |
Sharon refers to the fact that everyone in Clare's family is a piece of work, aside from Clare. What makes them so hard to deal with?
| Quote #2 [Clare:] Everyone's already had a few drinks when we arrive in the living room. Alicia makes our private hand signal: Watch out for Mama, she's messed up. (1.9.118) |
Alicia and Clare are so familiar with their mother's outbreaks that they're able to communicate the gravity of her state without even having to speak about it.
| Quote #3 [Philip Abshire to Clare:] "Honey, I really don't think it's necessary to tell him about your mother." (1.9.141) |
Clare's dad obviously believes in upholding appearances of a normal family in front of outsiders. Do you take the same stance?
