Locomotion By Lonnie Quotes

Imagine if your parents died from a house fire when you were just six years old. Imagine if you have a new foster parent that you know nothing about. That is precisely what happened to Lonnie, a character from the novel Locomotion. Lonnie is a 12-year-old kid. Lonnie's parents died when he was just 6. After his parents died, he went to a group house/adoption center. Then a lady named Miss Edna adopted Lonnie. Miss Edna lives in a small home, but it is big enough to raise Lonnie. For Lonnie, the most common real-life issue found is getting over the parent's death and getting used to foster parents. I chose these because in Locomotion, Lonnie's parents died when Lonnie was just six years old and after 6 years Lonnie still hasn't moved on from her parent's death. Also, it took Lonnie a while until Lonnie got used to Miss Edna.

On page 56, it says “Some days I just think the whole world and life and everything is stupid and that's cause I be missing you.” The quote means that sometimes Lonnie thinks the world and life are stupid because Lonnie is missing her parents, and this quote connects to the thesis statement by showing how Lonnie still misses her parents.

Another quote on page 19 is, “That stupid fire could take all of them, Nothing could do that, nothing.” This quote means that even though Lonnie's parents died in the house fire, Lonnie still has his parents in his mind and heart, and they are still alive to him, and he still misses them and this quote connects to the thesis statement by showing how Lonnie still misses his parents. Another common real-life issue found in Locomotion is getting used to foster