Part 2, Cave: Chapters 17-23 Summary

Chapter 17. Dor is trapped in the cave. He cries for a long time. Then the same old man he once saw as a child comes and tells Dor that he created time and must now listen to man's obsession with time until earth meets heaven.

Chapter 18. Sarah is very smart, especially in science. Sarah is also a little overweight, a result of emotional eating after her parents' divorce. This combination has caused Sarah to become an outcast at school. Therefore, when Ethan began speaking to her on Saturdays at her job at a homeless shelter, she was overwhelmed with pleasure. Now they are to meet at a local convenience store.

Chapter 19. Victor Delamonte became an orphan at the age of nine when his father died in a fight in a tavern and his mother committed suicide. Victor...