House Of The Scorpion Quotes

“ I love you more than anything in the world,” the women said quickly. “Never forget that. But you are only loaned to me, mi vida.” In the middle of the poppy fields is a small house, but loving, none the less. In this house are two bonding people, Celia and Matt. Although Matt isn’t the normal child and Celia isn’t the normal guardian, they don’t let that get in the way of their relationship. In “The House of the Scorpion,” the author, Nancy Farmer, adds occasional Spanish words to the text to introduce the characters, and create a setting.

Throughout the text, dialogue plays a major part is introducing the characters. For example, the texts states, “And he can read both English and Spanish. He’s very intelligent mi patron.” “Of course. He’s my clone. Tell me Mi vida, do you like cookies?” (Farmer 57) This quote is introducing Matt as a character. It is showing that Matt is an intelligent person. The quote also shows why Matt is intelligent. It helps build an understanding of what and who Matt is. It helps the readers understand what a clone is. Also, this quote has Spanish words in it which help show what makes Matt seem so intelligent. …show more content…
For example, one quote says, “Dios mio! My God!” (Farmer 55) This quote shows that Celia can say things in both English and Spanish and Matt will understand. This quote is creating a setting and showing Matt and Celia’s culture. This quote is also showing a relationship between Matt and