How we cite our quotes: Chapter.paragraph
Quote #1
But this flat meadow couldn't be more different from those hillside caves; this sleepy Louisiana town couldn't be more different from busy Cefalu […]. (1.3)
Even the landscape is different between where Calo came from and where he finds himself now.
Quote #2
[…] and I feel like a whole new person. I was a scaredy-cat boy when they pushed me onto the ship last autumn to come here. But now I work like a man. And I'm important at work because I can speak English with the customers. (1.4)
Calo hasn't just changed where he lives—who he is has changed in the process. He seems to have grown up in a short amount of time, taking on more responsibility and seeing himself as someone who can make a valuable contribution to the family business.
Quote #3
I miss hearing Sicilian in the streets—jokes, arguments, announcements, everything that makes up life. Here the six of us are like mice on a raft in the middle of the sea. (1.12)
We all like to be surrounded by familiar sights and sounds—it is comforting and makes us feels safe. Calo and his family try to stick together and have familiar, traditional experiences (like going to Catholic mass and playing music after dinner), but with so few people, it isn't the same.