Dots
Transcript: I think that Geogres's mom is right when it comes to looking at the big picture but, sometimes if you don't make the dots matter then you won't really be living your life. Sometimes at synchronized swimming there are some things that get changed that I don't really like but, I know that most of those changes are what is best for the team. Big Picture Georges's Dad Dots By Abigail Champlin A quote analysis for Rebecca Stead's novel Liar and Spy on quotes around Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon in the Park Through out most of the book Georges tries to look at the big picture like his mom said and he lets himself be kind of miserable because he thinks that what is happening won't end up mattering but, after he talks to his dad about everything he realizes that the dots in the picture really do matter. "It's weird,because I know Mom is right about the big picture. But Dad is right too: Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other." (149) "Like Mom says, life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with you face pressed against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell." (90) Georges "'Look, I know Mom talks about the big picture. She wants you to remember that you'll find new friends, that life is always changing, sometimes in really good ways. But life is also about what is happening now, Georges. What Dallas and Carter are doing is happening now, and you can't just wait for it to be over. We have to do something about it now.'" (149) Georges's dad is right it's good to look at the big picture but, those dots matter too because those dots are what make you, you and that's just the way life is. Georges's Mom