"Remember that time we took the car to Bear Mountain, and we re-ah-lized that we had forgotten to pack an opener with our pick-a-nick?"
Explanation:
This is the excerpt that reveals Laura's Dominican origin through her unique pronunciation. In this line, we learn that Laura mispronounces the words "realized" and "picnic." She seems to have trouble with vowels, and it appears that she pronounces them in a more "open" way, closer to their Spanish sound. This shows that Laura's Dominican origin has an impact on her pronunciation.
Wendy at first wants Peter to stay with them and for him to become a man. Seeing as how Peter wishes to never be a man she sees it was selfish of her to wish that without thinking about what peter wanted. She goes for thinking about what *she* wants to what Peter wants
