San Diego, Senior Year (pp. 65-66) Summary

Steve receives a letter from Doug, now attending college in Austin. Doug has joined a band and is having fun. Steve does not initially write back.

San Diego, Senior Year (pp. 65-66) Analysis

This brief section reconnects Steve with his old friend Doug. Doug, the same age as Steve but one year ahead in school, is attending college in Austin. Although Steve does not immediately write back, he will eventually respond to Doug. The section also continues a lengthy series of short sections that rapidly switch back and forth between the present-tense narrative and Steve's written recollections of the past.