Section 2: Part 3 Summary

"Chick's Family after the Divorce" Chick describes how he and his family were all looked at and treated differently after their father left, how he and his sister were treated with extra generosity and compassion while their mother (who was, as Chick says, still young and pretty) was viewed as an opportunity by men and as a threat by women. He describes how a gift of food from some well meaning nuns was shoved down the garbage disposal by his mother in a powerful rejection of what she saw as charity. He also describes how he furiously attacked a couple of bigger boys who were spying on her, whom they tauntingly called "the divorcee." In this section the narrative reveals that Posey was a nurse.

"Walking" As Chick and his mother walk by the lake, Posey reminisces about how desperately she...