The Host prt. 6

In chapter 21, I thought there was a quote that I thought was significant. When Wanderer and Jaime, Melanie's brother have a chance to be alone together, Jaime brings up how Wanderer ended up in Melanie's body. He asks "That planet you were coming from before you were in Melanie, ... what was it like there? Was it like here?" (pg. 207) I thought this was significant because it shows that people are starting to open up to Wanderer and notice she's not as dangerous as they thought she was. Also the fact that Jaime is Melanie's brother makes it more significant and shows he's trying to make an effort to get to know and understand the person who is in his sisters body.

Something else I thought was significant in the same chapter was " These were not the tears of a child, and that made them more profound made it more sacred and painful that he would cry them in front of me. This was the grief of a man at the funeral for his entire family. (pg. 210) Jaime starts to cry because he's thinking of his family while Wanderer tells him how she got in her sisters body. I thought this quote was significant because it shows that not everyone in this hiding place is as strong as they seem I think Jaime's actions show how everyone feels on the inside. They know their family members have either been captured by the seekers or are hiding somewhere they don't know. These people in the hiding place where Wanderer is hiding, I think want to show these emotions but can't because they want to seem strong and intimidating to Wanderer.