How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"I could get killed. This is crazy!"
"Crazy? Man, you want to see crazy?" With a maniacal laugh, Henry drops over the edge of the catwalk and hangs by his hands. "This is crazy." (10.33-34)
What's up with this guy? Does he get a rush from the adrenaline? Does he have a death wish?
Quote #5
Chutengodianism is important to me. But that doesn't mean I think that a big steel tank propped up on a few I-beams is omnipotent. I might be a religious zealot, but I'm not crazy. (15.2)
When Jason makes this point, it foreshadows Shin's slip into fanaticism.
Quote #6
"He talks to me, you know. I hear what he says." [Shin] looks toward the tower.
"Shin, you're scaring me."
His face reddens. "You think I care if you're scared?" he shouts. "He doesn't want you, he wants me!" (24.36-38)
Shin's madness creates a sense of being special, set apart, called—which must feel kind of good for a kid who's generally a bit of an outcast.