Part 3, Chapter 31 Summary

The first Thanksgiving that Elaine is home will be a great success; she is sure of it. She gets money from Apache, her savings and her new friend Gary Williams and makes enough food for fifty people. She cleans the apartment, buys a new toilet seat and takes the bed sheet down which has been hanging in the living room. She, Apache and Satara cook until 5:00 a.m. They have ham, turkey, duck, roast beef, roast pork and all the fixings. They eat around 3:00 p.m., because Elaine has to work at 4:00 p.m. Danae does not show up, nor Michelle or any of her family.

Part 3, Chapter 31 Analysis

Elaine tries her hardest to bring back the Thanksgivings of the past. She works all night and into the morning with two of her children. It was pleasant, but it wasn't one...