How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
No way was I going to put "by John F. Galardi Jr." John Galardi sounded like some dull stiff, some nerd extraordinaire who couldn't get out of his own way. And that Jr. thing I never used. What's that about, anyway? It's like telling your kid, "You're just a smaller version of me, Son. You're not really worth a name of your own." (1.54)
John's zine is his exploration into the world, as well as his way of figuring out who he is without his parents hanging over his head. John has to explore what's out there before he can figure out how he wants to behave in his family, and in the larger world.
Quote #2
"Escape velocity: the speed at which a body must travel to escape the gravitational pull of another body." I loved thinking about it— that moment when you got free, when you were going so fast you left them all behind. (1.75)
We'd like to point out that the title of Marisol's zine deals with exploration. She dreams about being at the escape velocity point where she can pull away from others. We're not sure what else she needs to explore, though, since she seems completely aware of who she is and fine with whatever people think about her either way.
Quote #3
"And now I have to run too. To escape from them, of course, as all children have to do, to escape from their understanding, their always tolerant love. I have to test myself against the world without the buffer, and I have to give them a break from dealing with their outlandish lesbian daughter." (4.5)
Marisol is always talking about escaping from her family and figuring stuff out. Do you think separating from them will help her accomplish this? What do you think she needs to explore? How will that be helped by straying from her parents?