Quotes

Over The River and Through the Woods~

"'We don't want any trouble' said the boy. 'Papa said we were to be no trouble.' 'He said we should be good' piped Ellen. 'I'm sure you will be' said the woman 'and you are no trouble'"

This quote shows that Forbes and Ellen have gotten past knowledge from "Papa" that affected their interaction with the woman in the future. The woman shows that she has had past interactions with kids like Forbes and Ellen, and in those encounters, they brought her no trouble. This affected the woman's interaction with Forbes and Ellen.

"'But they don't act as if they are lost' she told him. 'They knew they were coming here. They knew they would be here. They told me I was their grandma and they asked after you and they called you Grandpa. And they are so sure. they don't act as if we're strangers. They've been told about us'"

This shows that the woman's interaction with the children was unsettling for her, because in previous interactions with people, they haven't acted so familiar with her. The thought it was suspicious because the children's demeanor didn't match with those that appeared to be lost and confused.

"And it was more than strange, for there were no other Forbeses in the neighborhood except her children and her grandchildren and these two, no matter what they said, were strangers."

The woman used her past knowledge of there being no Forbses in the neighborhood besides themselves to come to the conclusion that the two children being in the neighborhood was suspicious. On top of that, the children showed that they know the neighborhood very well and they didn't appear to be lost.

When I Was Miss Dow~

"'What do you want to X-ray her for? Suppose he finds something is wrong? You'll be afraid to race or breed her, and she won't be replaced. Besides, your interest in her may make him suspicious.' 'Suspicious of what?' I ask, but my Uncle won't say, so I ask him, 'Suppose she is bred and her pups are cripples?'"

The main character shows his past experience in dog genealogy by showing concern over this one dog. In the past, he has had encounters with dogs that have questionable health, so this has given him knowledge to be more cautious with the other dogs, and be more providing and more caring for them.

"I can think of no reply. It's true that the Warden has a right to use me in whatever capacity will serve us all best, as I will use others when I'm a Warden , but he and my Uncle spend half the credits from my job on sulfadiazole, to which they've become addicted."

Past experiences with the Warden justify the future interactions and the reason why it is acceptable to use credits from their job for a drug.

"Yes, yes, I want to say to him; as I was, dedicated and free, turn me back into myself. I never wanted to be anyone else and now I don't know if I am anyone at all."

In the past, the character always had knowledge about being set free. He always imagined what it would be like, but this knowledge didn't prepare him at all for what he was actually going to feel. Because for the first time in his life, he doesn't know what to do.