Part 3: Chapter 3 Summary

Emily spends ten months without a job. Emily tries to write an article about her struggles, but she never finishes it. A friend of Emily's encourages her to get out and invites her to a party. However there are no single men there, causing Emily to lose interest. A neighbor of the party host runs a masturbation studio for women and Emily visits it, but she finds herself unable to show her interest because of the dark opinions of the other party-goers.

Emily calls her nephew Peter, who has now married and has a child of his own. Emily arranges a visit to Peter's home. Peter picks Emily up at the bus station. At first Emily feels awed by her nephew and she feels as though she is too poor, too unsophisticated to be with her nephew. On the drive back...