How we cite our quotes: (Page Number)
Quote #1
Illustration: Max leaps off the stairs, chasing the dog with a fork in his hand. (11)
It's not difficult to see Max's primal nature coming through as he lunges,
Quote #2
[…] his mother called him "WILD THING!" and Max said "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" […]. (12)
Tearing through the house, hammering the walls, threatening to devour his mom—yep, Max is definitely acting like a wild thing. In his wolf suit, he almost seems more wolf than boy.
Quote #3
That very night in Max's room a forest grew and grew—and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all around […]. (14-18)
When we think of the primitive world, we don't usually think of shopping malls and highways. We think of forests and trees and vines—just like the world that springs up in Max's bedroom.
Quote #4
"And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!" (29)
When Max calls for the wild things to join him in going totally primal, we see his animal instincts fully kick in. His declaration is followed by a six-page spread of him and his new friends acting totally, well, primitive. They howl at the moon, swing from the trees, and parade through the jungle. This is where Max and the wild things are at their wildest.