How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #1
"You look like me. I guess because you're made of me, like my spit is. Same brown eyes, same big mouth, same pointy chin…" (1.61)
Ma is explaining what she means by calling Jack "the dead spit of me," but she's also doing a good job of explaining DNA and genetics on a level that a five-year-old can understand.
Quote #2
"Should have reminded me, I could have brought him something. What's he now, four?" (1.414)
Technically, Old Nick is family. He's Jack's dad. And it's really weird when he acts like a dad, albeit a really terrible, horrible, no-good, bad dad. He doesn't know how old Jack is, or remember his birthday, but he still wants to bring him a present.
Quote #3
"I forgot to say, of course she takes her baby, JackerJack, with her, he's all knotted up in her hair." (2.215)
Ma often tells stories about heroic children named Jack. However, in this story, it's more about the character's mother and how she escapes… and how she almost forgets to bring her child with him. What's the significance of this story, and this omission?