How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
But I still had to listen to Alicia's mum going on about how badly everything had affected her, and how unfair it was that the boys just float through everything as if it wasn't happening. I didn't bother telling her that when I first met Alicia, she told me she wanted to be a model. That wasn't what her mum and dad wanted to hear. (13.62)
After their tests at school, Alicia's parents hate Sam even more—if that's possible. They blame him for the fact that their daughter bombs her tests, even though he knows there's more to it than that. The fact that their daughter is pregnant is all they can see at this point, and in their minds this is all Sam's fault.
Quote #8
"I'm not offering an opinion about your family," said Alicia's mum. "I'm just talking about the facts."
"And what are the facts about this baby?" said my mum. "He's not an hour old yet." (14.118-119)
Alicia's mom and Sam's mom duke it out in the hospital room over the baby's name. No, not Rufus—his last name. When Alicia's mom brings up "facts," she is really insinuating that Sam isn't the most reliable and responsible guy because of where he comes from. Now do you see why Sam's mom freaks out?
Quote #9
"Yeah, well," I said. "My dad's not like that. My dad…" I didn't know where to begin, really. I was embarrassed to say that my dad hated people from Europe and all that. (17.15)
There's no shortage of opinions about race and class when it comes to Sam's dad. Luckily we don't hear most of it, and instead Sam straight up tells us his dad does it all the time. Sam is really embarrassed of how his dad treats people from other cultures, especially in this scene in the therapist's office.