Part 4, Chapter 48 Summary

Carlos receives a letter from a publisher informing him that his book of poems is wanted to be published. Carlos can no longer work because of the increasing paralysis of his right hand. His first book, Letter from America, is published. He finds his brother Amado and wants to show him the book. He is sitting with two girls at a bar and one of them starts ripping the pages from the book. Amado hits the girl. Amado shows up at Carlos' room a few days later to say good-bye. He says he is joining the Navy. Carlos walks him to the bus and Amado hands Carlos an envelope with a note and $25 in it. A few days later Macario announces that he is going to join the Army. He finds that Macario has left an envelope with $200, a social security...