Chapter 45 Summary

When Dick arrives home there is a surprise from May. She wants one hundred dollars to have a beauty treatment so she can learn how to make herself more attractive. She mentions that Eddie has a crush on a woman May has just met, but he won't get too far with her, because Eddie is too straight and predictable. May tells Dick that women want a little spice in their lives, sometimes a little uncertainty.

Chapter 45 Analysis

Dick is confused by women once again when his wife begins to complain about Dick's moods, but then uses Eddie and a lady he has recently met as an example that women do not always want a man who is totally predictable. When May tells Dick to go shower, he is more confused than ever. Once again, Dick finds unrest while he is on land.