Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis

Heavily medicated, James goes to the Lounge to watch TV and sits down. Soon, another man comes into the Lounge and tells James that he is sitting in his chair, and that James has to get up. James feels his medication taking effect, and his body slides out of the chair and onto the ground. The man drags James away from the chair, where James passes out.

The next morning, James wakes up on the floor of the Lounge and returns to his room, where an orderly has brought him some breakfast. James cannot eat anything more than toast due to the wounds in his mouth and on his face. After breakfast, James meets Dr. Baker, who begins the process of healing James's physical wounds. He stitches James's cheek closed and re-sets the broken nose. Because he is a drug addict...