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 * THE CHIEF AND THE BOYS - Quotations**

Janita.Robert

//** Robert Lee **//

”roamed”, “mankind”, “life”, “like insecure” (48) "Wolves" (48) --> roaming freely
 * They act as a gang ->against society

The chief calls the boys #1, #2, #3 #4 (49)
 * Could mean that chief is rude or views other kids as inferior than him; disrespectful
 * On the other hand it could be a team thing

"He's like a fantastic beast that's just come out of the sea all dripping wet..." (49)
 * Contrasting, a beasts are usually horrible and ugly creatures whereas the usage of the world Fantastic makes the beast seems like an acceptable companion.

"The boys kept their faces blank, but he could feel every eye on him and the straining to catch every word, and he was satisfied." (?)
 * Wasn't ashamed about looking at her mom having sex with another man
 * Amoral or lack of emotions

“13 year old leader” (?)
 * the author, as if jokingly emphasize on this to indicate the ridiculous plans of people their age

“ There’s a a huge seal called ‘impossibility’ pasted all over this world. And don't ever forget that we’re the only ones who can tear it off once and for all." (?)
 * they are the only ones who can experience things that others can not do because tthey don't believe in anything is wrong

“Of course, living is merely the chaos of existence, but more than that it's a crazy mixed-up business of dismantling existence instant by instant to the point where the original chaos is restored, and taking strength from the uncertainty and the fear that chaos brings to re-create existence instant by instant. You won't find another job as dangerous as that. There isn't any fear in existence itself, or any uncertainty, but living creates it. And society is basically meaningless, a Roman mixed bath. And school, school is just society in miniature: that's why we're always being ordered around. A bunch of blind men tell us what to do, tear our unlimited ability to shreds.” (51)
 * Chief gives incite to what he thinks is life; chaos
 * Could be because the chief read so many books he discovers the patter of life

"Their artificial look, as though they were painted on, was the barber’s fault” he insisted, despite the chief’s protestation ,on shaving his brow and above his eyelids?" (52)
 * fake outside, real inside

"The chief had reward him with silence and a derisive smell" (56)
 * more of a punishment than reward

"Murder fills up the world’s hollow" (57)
 * Killed cat for a sense of power
 * To break the seal of impossibility, where they do ti just t break the seal of impossibility

Congratulating himself for killing something (61)
 * snow-white certificate is supposed to be a symbol of fure, but what the are fight for against thee light makes the white certificate seem ironic.

//** Janita Zhang **//

"The smiles were boyish innocent." (53)

"There were indications that this hollow house had nourished the chief's ideas about the overwhelming emptiness of the world." (55-56)

"Though nothing else could do it, he said, murder would fill those gaping caves in much the same way that a crack along its face will fill a mirror." (57)

"Doubling his powerless white hand into a fist he pummeled the plywood wall." (133)

"A father is a reality-concealing machine, a machine for dishing up lies to kids, and that sin't even the worst of it; secretly he believes that he represents reality." (137)

"His purity was a brittle as a new moon. His innocence had sent an intricate net of feelers snaking toward the world, but when would they be snapped?" (140)


 * // Henry //**

"His small hand was for all of the boys a symbol of despair." (133)

"His innocence had sent an intricate net of feelers snaking toward the world, but when would they be snapped?" (140)

**//Shavonne//**

“”We’ve already practiced the essentials on a cat and this’ll be the same, so there’s nothing to worry about. The job’s a little bigger this time, that’s all – and it may stink a little worse.”” Pg.165

“”We must have blood! Human blood! If we don’t get it this empty world will go pale and shrivel up. We must drain that sailor’s fresh lifeblood and transfuse it to the dying universe, the dying sky, the dying forests, and the drawn, dying land.”” Pg.167

"There’s just one way to make him a hero again,” the chief continued, giving no indication that he had heard Noboru, “but I can’t tell you what it is yet. The time will come, though, and soon.” Pg.136

“For a while they had roamed around the railroad siding behind the sheds on the wharf, and then held the usual meeting to discuss the uselessness of Mankind, the insignificance of Life.” Pg. 48

“The chief peeled off the squeaky rubber gloved and laid one beautiful white hand on Noboru’s shoulder. ‘You did a good job. I think we can say this has finally made a real man of you – and isn’t all this blood a sight for sore eyes!” Pg.61