How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I decided that it would be better to Google Winston Churchill when I got home, instead of mentioning that I didn't know who he was. (7.60)
A wise move, Oskar. By holding his tongue, he avoids listening to a lengthy and loud history shouted at him by Mr. Black.
Quote #8
"I've lived long enough to know I'm not one-hundred-percent anything." (7.66)
Oskar isn't the only clever character in this book. Mr. Black, who has more than hundred years behind him, knows that no matter how wise he gets, he'll never know everything. In fact, it seems like the older you get, the less you know. Or the more you know what you don't know. Or something like that.
Quote #9
Because the radiant heat traveled in straight lines from the explosion, scientists were able to determine the direction toward the hypocenter from a number of different points, by observing the shadows cast by intervening objects. (9.24)
Sometimes Oskar's cleverness comes at the expense of emotional sensitivity. In this instance, he focuses on the science behind the atomic bomb, while ignoring all the death that happened as a result of the blast. A lot of the kids in class were crying by this point.