How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
There were different rules when humans were involved. (3.55)
For the dog, humans are the ones who make the rules. What aspects of the dog's life do these rules change? How is the dog's life different with humans from the way it was in the wild? And why does the dog end up preferring to be with humans rather than in the wild?
Quote #2
It was starting to seem to me that just when I had life all figured out it changed. (4.2)
Our main character is going to deal with this feeling for all his life. Er, lives, even. He never has it all figured out, at least not until the very end. But what are the odds that things might change for him even after the final page?
Quote #3
"There are no bad dogs, Bobby, just bad people. They need love."
"Sometimes they're broke inside, Senora. And nuthin' will help 'em." (4.18, 4.19)
By this logic, though, couldn't you say that there are no bad people, either? Do bad people just need love, too? Could you perhaps say the same thing about Todd, a human, later in the story? Maybe he is broken and nothing can help him. Neither our dog narrator nor any of the humans around Todd attempts to find out why he does what he does.