Room is a novel told by the perspective of a 5 year old, Jack, who is imprisioned in a Room with her mother. She has been kidnapped by Old Nick when she was 19 years old and Jack was a result of that. Her mother is figuring out ways to escape.
- "I knew my only chance was to make [Old Nick] give me the code. So I pressed the knife against his throat, like this." ( MOTHER)
- "We could smash down the walls." But we don't have a jeep to smash them down or a bulldozer even. "We could… blow up Door." (JACK)
- "After nap we do Scream every day but not Saturdays or Sundays. We clear our throats and climb up on Table to be nearer Skylight, holding hands not to fall. " (JACK)