Chapter 30, Chez Nous Summary

It is a pleasant evening in Tyreelin. Patrick's mother, whom he refers to as 'Eily Mammy,' reads to a young Patrick. Dinner is served, and the picturesque family gathers around the dinner table and exchanges pleasant, loving conversation.

Chapter 30, Chez Nous Analysis

Patrick is unable to let go of his past. He cannot stop thinking about 'what could have been,' and his inability to forgive the past is Patrick's main character flaw. Patrick will never conquer this flaw, thus making Breakfast on Pluto a tragic story.