August 27 3 PM (242-312) Summary and Analysis

On August 27 at 3 p.m., David went to his first appointment with a therapist. His mother said it was like throwing money down a hole as he walked in by himself. The therapist asked him to come in, and David glared at him then asked if he would be getting some drugs or hypnotism. The man said they were just there to talk.

As a therapist asked him what was on his mind, David pictured the rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland". David said that nothing was on his mind, and the therapist commented that it was curious. The man said that David's mother had said that he had been acting crazy and doing crazy things and wondered if that was true. When David said he guessed so, the therapist said that that was nonsense.

The therapist summarized...