Quotable Quotes

"Hush, baby," [...] could not remember where she was, remembered that he mother had not called her baby for a long time.

I felt that this is significant because it implies an identity that she once had and miss. At the same time reminisces of the good, heart-felt, memories of the past. Everyone has these moments some point in their life. Some children feel special because you're either their (parents) favorite and only child or out of your siblings your parents can point out something uniquely different from your other siblings. Also you are the only important person in their (parents) lives at that moment. As a child you would feel this special bond.

"The thing that he loved most about American, he once confided to the boy, was the glazed jelly donut. Can't be beat."


I chose this quote in the book, even though it's insignificant within what the book is about as a whole. However I wanted to mention that this quote is a quotable quote. I definitely heard this saying so many times. Well, it wasn't exactly said like this but I have heard many people say something like "nothing can beat a glazed jelly donut". When hearing this repeatedly I would always

"The boy. The girl. Their mother."


I've notice that throughout the book that the protagonists names weren't mentioned. It's like they didn't have an identity of some sort. It was sort of frustrating.