Going to Meet the Man Summary

Jesse is lying in bed with his wife, frustrated because he cannot achieve an erection. Jesse's wife tells him to go to sleep because tomorrow is an important day. Jesse cannot sleep, however. Jesse tells his wife about a protest that took place in front of the jail that day. Jesse was told to make the singers stop singing after they were arrested, but he could not, so he began to beat the leader to force him to make the singers stop. The kid turned out to be the grandson of a woman Jesse once collected money from when he worked for a mail order company. Jesse was surprised to find this kid there, but not surprised by his defiant attitude because he was once as defiant as child.

Jesse thinks about the unrest among...