Chapter 19: Inquire Within Summary and Analysis

The mood at the Finch house becomes depressing. Hope suffers from a flare up of her psoriasis and Natalie pesters her mercilessly. Augusten continues to experiment on his hair as well.

Finally, Natalie professes that she must escape the crazy house. She convinces Augusten to come along with her to apply for a part time job. He wisely points out that they have no education and no marketable skills. After smoking some marijuana together, though, they feel more confident and set out to find jobs.

In their drugged state, they walk around the area of Smith College and apply at stores and fast food restaurants. After, they walk on the ledge behind a waterfall and become soaked in the spray. Proudly, they walk, dripping, through town and into some of the same places the recently applied.

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