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1**) Quote:** "But I can see I can see everything. I can see things Mom and Dad can't. Or won't." page 4 Paul knows he can see. Paul knows he can see how mean and cruel his brother is. Paul knows his parents won't do anything about Erik's mean behavior because they want to believe he is a football star.
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"Why can't they practice in the morning, when it doesn't rain? This is ridiculous. When you know that it's definately going to rain at exactly the same time every day, you can't really call it getting caught in the rain, can you?" page 29 -30 This is an example of mom's character. She is a person who deals with facts and what makes sense. She wants people to act and think like she does.
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"They were laughing. I stepped closer to the doors, and I could hear Erik saying, "Did you see his hair? Did you see the side of his head? He got Mohawked, man! I watched them in disbelief. How could they be happy? Then I realized it: They were the two people who will benefit from Mike Costello's death." This quote shows how mean Erik and Arthur can be because they were laughing at someone's death.
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"Joey's uniform was brand new.... pretty cool. My uniform has obviously known some previous owners." page 109 - 110 This quote shows the difference between how wealthy kids at Lake Windsor team was and that the Tangerine team didn't have that kind of money.
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" Antoine said quietly, "It's time to start telling the truth ...."Don't spend your life under the bleachers..... the truth shall set you free. I nodded with real conviction now. I said, Yes! Yes! " page 220 - 261 This quote connects to the whole story's theme of honesty. Through the entire book, Paul always wants his parents to be honest with him and he has to be honest about what he saw happen to Luis.
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