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"More than once Elwood caught himself swinging the scythe with too much violence, like he was attacking the grass with a leather strap. He'd stop and tell his heart to slow down." -Page 85
His Heart is a metaphor for his heart and how he's trying to preserve his humanity as he shouldn't be there, and this quote emphasises Elwood's distinction from the other boys at Nickel Academy.
Not having tooth paste, having soap paste
"I ain't faking... that soap powder is awful," Turner said.
The fact that the shed where they were beaten was called the "White House" or the "Ice cream factory also symbolizes how normalized the violent space is for the boys.
"Elwood's beating at the White House had him scarred all over, not just his legs. It had weeviled deep into his personality." -page 121
Even while Turner frequently maintains that he doesn't care about resisting Nickel Academy, it becomes evident that he does resist the school in certain ways that are more passive, but nonetheless contain an element of rebellion.
The Fact that Turner and Elwood escape is largely igonered, showing that it's not a big deal
