Part 2, Chapter 11 Summary

Mick's life is even more complicated because her sister, Etta, is ill, and Mick has to sleep on the couch so that Etta can have the bed to herself. There's no end in sight. Etta needs a surgery that the family can't afford.

Mick spends more time away from the house with Harry. She's intrigued by the flirtations between them, and things take a more serious turn when they share their first sexual experience while on a picnic outing. Harry is wracked with guilt and makes immediate plans to leave town. Mick is less fazed by this life-altering moment and doesn't think much about it, especially when no one at home can see anything different about her.

Part 2, Chapter 11 Analysis

Mick's life is a series of inconveniences lately. She trudges on, living in her inside room where she has some control...