Part 3, Chapter 34 Summary

Carlos faces more surgery for the tuberculosis that is spreading. The doctors try experimental procedures on him, hoping to halt the spread of the disease. He has a total of three operations and is left without ribs on his right side. Carlos continues reading.

Part 3, Chapter 34 Analysis

With his tuberculosis rapidly spreading, Carlos undergoes three experimental procedures as the doctors try to halt the progress of the disease. Carlos submerges himself in the literary world reading the works of Russian and American writers. He feels that they are all sensitive to the social situations of their time, regardless of where they live.