How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The fear has tied itself around my feet, and I know there's nothing I can do. Not tonight. Not ever, it seems. If I try to move, I'll trip over it. I expect the girl to scream at me. Something like, "But you promised me, Ed! You promised!" She says nothing, though. I think she understands how physically powerful her father is and how scrawny I am. All she does is stumble over to me and hug me again. (1.J.44)
When Ed revisits Edgar Street, he sees the little girl but he still can't go in to help the mom—he's just too afraid. It's a familiar scene to us, and we have to watch him wait a few different times before he does anything at all. Why do you think the author show us this scene (and so many like it) again and again?
Quote #5
I wonder which card will end up in my letterbox next. It's the spades that worry me most, I think. The Ace of Spades scares me—always has. I try not to think about it. I feel watched. (2.4.48)
Here Ed confesses that he thinks of the suits in different ways. We talk more about this idea in the "Symbols" section, but we still think it's worth mentioning here. Ed's super fearful of spades because it's the trump card. Yet the Ace of Spades doesn't prove as difficult as the Hearts, which shows us that what's toughest for Ed are feelings.
Quote #6
I see his eyes and make sure not to meet them, and I put my fist onto his nose to eliminate any vision he might have had. He's hurt, but I keep going. I need to make sure he can't move by the time I'm done with him. I can smell how scared he is. It pours out of him. It reaches up and stuffs itself into my nose. (2.Q.17)
Poor Gavin Rose—first his bro beats on him, and then Ed. Even though we know Gavin is no saint himself (and Ed is only doing this so he can bond with his older brother), we feel for the guy who is scared here. Wouldn't you be if someone was beating you up?