How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
The road rose and fell. It rises or falls depending on whether you're coming or going. If you are leaving, it's uphill; but as you arrive it's downhill. (2.2)
This quote shows the way that Juan's own thoughts are woven together with the memories he inherited from his mother. His observation triggers the memory of her voice.
Quote #2
I had expected to see the town of my mother's memories, of her nostalgia – nostalgia laced with sighs. She had lived her lifetime sighing about Comala, about going back. But she never had. Now I had come in her place. I was seeing things through her eyes, as she had seen them. She had given me her eyes to see. Just as you pass the gate of Los Colimotes there's a beautiful view of a green plain tinged with the yellow of ripe corn. From there you can see Comala, turning the earth white, and lighting it at night. (2.9)
The expectations Juan has of Comala are the result of hearing so many nostalgic memories from his mother—she sends him back in her place, with her perspective. Not surprisingly, he memory was kind of rose-tinted.
Quote #3
I had brought the photograph with me, thinking it might help my father recognize who I was. (2.40)
While Dolores, Juan's mother, has such vivid memories of Comala, Juan is afraid that Pedro Páramo will have no memories of them, and needs proof of their relationship in the form of the photograph. Even in the early 20th century, people lived by the rule of "pics or it didn't happen."