Once Upon A Time, Section 3, pp. 65-75 Summary and Analysis

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States is seized with a passionate patriotism that comes from believing that the enemy truly is Evil Incarnate. Soon Frederick's mother decides that it is time for him to go to boarding school, so he goes off to school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He fears that his home will no longer be there when he returns, and he notes that this fear is correct, since his mother soon remarries, and moves again. At first, Freddy hates his school, being a total nerd, but he soon makes friends for the first time in his life, and he is pleasantly surprised to find that there are kindred spirits in the world. Eventually, he gets close enough to his friends that he is able...