Chapters 20, 21 and 22 Summary and Analysis

At a dinner party, David told Hugh and the guests about his boss at a volunteer job he had. In French, the word for boss is "chef." His job was to serve as a guide for blind people at the Metro station. The day he worked, however, no blind people showed up. David had drifted back into English and Hugh reminded him to speak French. David and Hugh got into a debate about their plumber. David said he had one arm. Hugh contradicted him and said he had two. David pointed out that one of his arms was non-functional. The dinner guests were growing uncomfortable with their bickering. David dropped the argument. He wasn't going to let it break them up. He was dependent on Hugh for survival.

When the family was still young, Sharon and David discussed who...