How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Every once in a while he made me feel scared, the way his face got dark and cloudy over something he saw in one of TJ's pictures. But there wasn't ever a time when he didn't want to talk. (9.2)
It's not just the pictures that Jamie has to contend with—the soldiers' reactions to the pictures is what really worries her. We can't blame her. We bet it's scary to see a tough army guy get all clammy over some photos. They remind him of a dark time in his life that he'd probably just as soon forget.
Quote #5
One day after I'd developed a roll of film and had the negatives hanging from the line to dry, I realized I was squinting as I examined them. It was as though I only half wanted to see what was there. It was as though I was scared to look any closer. (9.33)
Jamie knows the pictures can't hurt her (physically), yet she fears what they have in store for her emotionally. She gets scared to even look at them. Jamie knows the pictures might show her something she's not ready to see, and it's tough to admit that to herself about something she loves as much as war.
Quote #6
"Ah, you know how it is when a guy's being sent off to war." Private Hollister leaned against the mop he was using to clean up spilled beer off the floor. "He gets a little wild. Mostly they're just scared, I guess, and covering it up by drinking and yelling." (10.5)
Hollister is Jamie's ticket into the army world. He helps her understand what it's really like for the soldiers since her dad doesn't exactly spill the beans. When they see people drinking, Jamie just brushes it off as a good time, but Hollister knows better—all that alcohol covers up the fear.