The monster and the boy were immediate friends . . .
-- Narrator (Pages 3 - 6)

Importance: Because the little boy has never watched television before his second trip to the secondary country, he does not entirely understand its design or function. For this reason, when he first sees the monster show, he regards the monster as a sentient creature. His belief that the monster is his friend conveys the boy's imaginative mind. The way that he regards media and technology is therefore determined by his innocence as well as by his parents' representation of reality.

I'll name all the bad guys in my books Enrique Elizalde.
-- Father (Pages 3 - 6)

Importance: When the man on the plane yells at the parents about their crying child, the parents direct their frustration at the man rather than at their son. In this moment, the mother and father are agreeing that all of the bad guys in all of their future stories will be named Enrique...