Quotations
Quote One
“You must get away tonight,” the man had told him. “Stay awake so that you’re ready just before the guard’s changed. When you see me strike a match the current will be cut off and you can climber over – you’ll have half a minute for it, no more.”
This section or chapter in the beginning of the story introduced David, his life, and this “man”. This quote because it represents “the man” quite well. It shows that the man does care about David (because the man had loved David’s mother but hated his dad) but also at the same time hates him. The man tells David exactltly how to escape so that David is not harmed but late on the man goes on saying that he does not care about what happens if David does not succeed.
This is just like in the scenario of a child and his/her divorced parents. The parents still love their child because they are part of them. In a sense and not directly the parents may somewhat dislike their child because they also belong to their ex-spouse that they may not like anymore. But that is not always true in all cases. It’s something I can relate to because parents argue frequently but they always say they love me. The quote also represents the text. Like I said before what the man said was related to his feelings and his feelings are connected to what was told in the text later on.
Quote Two
“Good-bye, Maria.”
“Good-bye, David.”
These quotes were located in the section of the book, when David had just left Maria’s house. This section was made to make you feel sad. These quotes only help. What they said is really heart-warming considering these are the last words they are ever going to say to each other.
Just like in real life if you were saying good bye to someone you cared about you wouldn’t say good reddens or something rude. You would say something kind like what David and Maria did and that’s certainly something that all of would agree on. These quotes reflect the text because it also shows that David is a kind person, that the story had been implying all along.
Quote Three
Then David said in French, “Madame, I’m David. I’m . . .”
He could say no more. The woman looked into his face and said clearly and distinctly, “David . . . My son David . . .”
This quote is located at the end of the book, when David finally meets his mother. The end of the story was made very subtle. I chose it because it was definitely a big part of the book, it was the end! The quote was also the conclusion to the whole plot of David trying to find his mother.
The quote was made very realistic as well. Meaning not fictional like some T.V shows which might show to people dancing in a field of flowers because they were re-united. In reality and if under the same circumstances as David, not seeing his mother for almost all his life, you wouldn’t just jump into their arms. You two have not see each other for a very long time, almost like strangers. For instance, back in grade 3, after just two weeks of winter break, it felt awkward hanging out with my friends because we haven’t seen each other in a while.
Quote Four
“She’s on fire! She’s on fire! It was your fault, Checha – you thought of it! You know very well we weren’t to play with fire . . .”
This quote is located in the section where David saved the girl’s life. The section was also suspenseful and more exciting part of the story. I also chose it because this specific section was wrote in an away to create the sense of urgency and danger which the quote represents all too well.
I recognize this from the text, the use of repeating words, like a person would do in real life, and the use of exclamation marks, as someone one was screaming in terror or fear. I can back this up because in my own experience, which was not as bad as Maria’s, the girl, but it was still urgent and something that couldn’t be ignored. I had fractured my wrist at school and my friends were yelling at each other to get a teacher in the same manner as the kids were yelling in the section of the book.
