Chapters 3 and 4 Summary and Analysis

Luis describes his life as part of the gang, saying that he and his friends are in a vacant lot they had claimed as their own, furnished with old sofas and covered by plastic to keep off at least some of the rain when an old car comes by. Two of the group go to the street to get a better look and one, Clavo, is shot in the face. Even as he's being taken to the hospital, members of The Tribe are preparing for war. Clavo loses an eye in the shooting and Luis saying he is also bound to have lost his nerve. He later disappears without a trace. When he returns from the hospital, Luis says he knows Clavo wants out but Luis and the others hold onto him. To celebrate Clavo's arrival home, they plan...