How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
He would have been caught up in the violence, whether he liked it or not. Besides, he had seen what was to come. He knew slavery was going to end, and so he had to bear the duty of being the one to end it. (14.8)
Toussaint thinks about the revolution with certainty—he knows it will happen. Sure, his certainty is partially based on the fact that he saw the future, but that doesn't matter much. Also definite? The fact that there will be violence to make sure the revolution actually happens.
Quote #8
Flash. Papa falling, the machetes coming down like great shining birds, pecking violently, feeding on blood. Flash. The gangsters screeching and whooping as they cut him to piti-piti pieces. I looked beyond the balaclava of one man and all of a sudden he was Biggie, and there was a hatred burning in his eyes as he killed my papa. (19.50)
As Shorty thinks through some key moments in his life, it's clear he's had it rough. Let's make that super rough. Most of his memories include violence in one form or another. Being exposed to this from such a young age desensitizes Shorty and makes him think about violence in a different way than other teens.
Quote #9
They don't want to give Biggie a funeral, she said. They think it would become a pretext for violence in the Site. After what they did, with their guns! (21.5)
Stephanie points out the hypocritical way the U.N. operates. They are the ones who shot Biggie, yet they want to prevent violence by not holding a funeral. Is this just the party line, or do they actually think they're helping the people in the Site?