Chapter 10 Summary

Davey gets home, eats a sandwich her aunt left for her and takes a hot shower. Davey feels sore so the hot shower feels so good she starts to sing. Eventually she imagines herself in concert in Atlantic City with her name lit up on a revolving announcement sign. She imagines that her mother, brother, Lenaya and Hugh are in the audience drinking champagne and enjoying the show. Finally, her biggest fan, Wolf, sits alone watching from a table across the room. The conclusion of Davey's song demands an encore from her audience, and Wolf offers her a bouquet of all white roses. All of Davey's friends and family look on and wonder who the stranger is who is so obviously taken by Davey.

Chapter 10 Analysis

One foreshadowing moment has come full circle. In Chapter 6, Davey wonders if she will ever sing in...