Part V, Chapters 31-33 Summary

Part V is called "Dr. Garcia," and it opens with Chapter 31, called "Therapy." Jack is internally troubled by what he has learned about his childhood and his mother and begins going to therapy sessions with a psychiatrist named Elena Garcia. Her method is to have him recount his life in chronological order, giving her as many details as possible and not interjecting or wandering into other subjects. When the movie is made from Emma and Jack's screenplay it is a hit, and he is nominated for an Oscar award for best adapted screenplay. At Leslie Oastler's suggestion, he invites Caroline Wurtz to attend the Oscars with him and flies her out to California.

Chapter 32 is called "Straining to See." Jack and Miss Wurtz attend the Oscars and he wins the award. He takes her to the round...