Chapter 3 Summary

The epigraph at the opening of this chapter concludes with the line, "And God is Change," similar to the God/Is Change end line of the epigraph in chapter one.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Chapter three opens with a couple of newsy bits of information. First, a female astronaut on a mission to Mars has been killed. Second, the cost of water has again increased, along with the deaths of water peddlers, who sell water on the street. Lauren says that at least if they have to go dirty with less frequent bathing, they will not be as likely a target outside the wall because they will blend in.

Lauren notes that the last large television-like apparatus has finally broken. It is owned by Mrs. Yannis, who has charged a small admission to the neighborhood residents to watch the news and other programming on it...