How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph) and (I.Part.Chapter.Image)
Quote #7
It was the cape from A Trip to the Moon, and Georges Méliès was wearing it. (2.10.9)
Is it a bird? A plane? A flying blimp? No, it’s Papa Georges! And he’s turned back into his old magician self, just in time to save the day. He's transformed from grump to hero. And all it takes is a cape.
Quote #8
“Then you know Prometheus was rescued in the end. His chains were broken and he was finally set free.” The old man squinted one of his eyes and added, “How about that?” (2.11.19)
Like Prometheus, both Hugo and Méliès are set free at the end and can live their lives as they please. And how do they choose to do so? By forging a family.
Quote #9
Now that my cocoon has fallen away and I have emerged as a magician named Professor Alcofrisbas, I can look back and see that I was right. (2.12.4)
By the end of the book, Hugo has turned into a magician. Seriously, Shmoopers. He now goes as Professor Alcofrisbas, a name that Papa Georges bestowed upon him when he was performing magic tricks at the Film Academy gala.