Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen Summary and Analysis

In Chapter Seventeen, Damien again writes from jail. His tone in these entries is nostalgic and longing for the life he knew as a young boy. At the same time, he notes that the people of West Memphis are terribly cruel to people who stand out. He indicates he has learned it is best to shuffle along with the others and do nothing to stand out. He describes the south as a place where morality and dreams are drowned out by greed and hatred.

In Chapter Eighteen, Damien turns eighteen. Domini and her mother have moved to a trailer in Lakeshore. Jack has continued to get angrier and angrier with Damien. During the middle of a tirade one night, Damien gets up and leaves. He goes to Domini's trailer to spends the night. He moves...