Book 3 Chapter 11: Is This Shovel a Real Shovel? (What Happened in the Night: 2) (Pgs. 419-421) Summary

The dreaming boy goes to the base of the familiar pine tree in the front yard and starts to dig out the hole. Inside the bag is a beating human heart. He returns the heart to the canvas bag and places it back into the hole, then replaces the dirt. The boy looks closely at the person in the bed and sees himself, sleeping peacefully. Finally, he shoves the other boy far enough over to make a small space for himself. The boy later realizes that his former self has vanished.

Book 3 Chapter 11: Is This Shovel a Real Shovel? (What Happened in the Night: 2) (Pgs. 419-421) Analysis

Also narrated by an omniscient, neutral character, the...