Your food is weird and that’s a fact.
-- Michelle (N/A)

Importance: This quote from Michelle represents the theme of "Food is Scary.' Michelle says this to Jane during recess, and walks away. Jane is of Korean descent and brings Korean food for her lunch, which is different than most of the other mostly-white kids. Michelle’s teasing surrounding food and body functions causes stress for both Jane and Raina, but particularly Raina as when this teasing increases she begins to have more anxiety about food and what food can do to her body, or how others can treat her because of food.

Sick’ isn’t quite the right word for it. But something was definitely wrong.
-- Raina (N/A)

Importance: This quote represents the beginning of Raina’s recognition of her stomach problems. Raina says this as a caption to the reader after she had her first upset stomach with the artichokes, and when she...