How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"She's just woken up to the fact that little Ming's going to outlive her by several months, and now she's worried stiff what's going to happen to him…" (8.207)
We see this quite a few times in the novel: individuals become anxious about what the fate of their pets and animals will be after the radiation hits. This is pretty amazing to us. Even in the face of certain death, these regular people are more concerned with protecting the future than with their own well-being.