Chapter 33, the Garden Party Summary

Hilde thinks about her last two hours of reading. She is reminded of the book "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils," with the magical goose, that her father had read to her. Now the goose rescues Sophie from a tree she climbed. Hilde also takes to heart her father's warning through the story about getting attracted to the wild New Age books on the shelves of bookstores. Hilde wonders what will happen now that the philosophy course is finished and continues to read the book. Sophie returns home from downtown and shows her mother the book "Sophie's World." By their house, Sophie and her mother see an absurd demonstration with signs such as "the Major is at Hand" and hurray for the UN.

Sophie and her mom get help from Joanna in preparing for the garden party. The...