Chapters 10-13 Summary

In Chapter 10, in June, Dr. Adler pushed James to continue his story of the events in Washington, D.C. After some reluctance, James told Dr. Adler how he checked into a hotel, but was afraid to disrupt anything there. The next day, James saw a small article in the paper about his disappearance, but it did not make him want to return to The American Classroom. Instead, James spent the day at the National Gallery where he found himself studying Thomas Coles' The Voyage of Life, paintings he had once found profound, then embarrassing. While studying the paintings, James began to cry, calling attention to himself. When a guard tried to restrain him, James had a panic attack and put a hole in the wall. Police were called, James was recognized, and his father came to take him home.

In Chapter...