How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
We passed a cluster of lime green houses made out of cement block. I said, "Check out that color, Mom. You'd better notify the Architectural Committee" Mom was not amused. "This isn't a development, Paul" (1.15.18-19)
Remember Mrs. Fisher's obsession with appearances? Well, she doesn't seem to care how things look outside of her own development. Those poor people can paint their houses whatever hideous color they want.
Quote #5
"Don't talk to them, and don't look at them. […] They have gangs in Tangerine Middle School. They have kids with guns, man. Real gangstas. Some of them have AK-47s" (1.15.40)
Um, yeah. They probably don't have AK-47s at their middle school. Just sayin'. This is a pretty common stereotype—a tough school must have weapons on campus, right? And sure, they're a little tough—but not AK-47 tough. It's kids from Lake Windsor who end up being the violent ones.
Quote #6
I'd say the most obvious difference between my old school and my new one is this: At Tangerine Middle, the minorities are the majority. I have no problem with that. I've always felt like a minority because of my eyes. (2.1.51)
Paul fits in at Tangerine Middle because he's always felt different. He's been a minority at his school and a minority in his own house. So we're guessing it feels pretty good for him to feel like he finally fits in.