Summary

Part 3: Nathan McCann

In He Still Feels That Same Way Now, on September 23, 1975, Nathan is disappointed when he opens his door to Mrs. Bates and Nat as he expected to feel a bond with the boy who is only a stranger. Ertha asks if Nathan still wants Nat, and he agrees. Nathan gives Nat the room that used to belong to Flora and introduces the boy to his dog, Maggie, explaining that the dog that found Nat has been gone for a long time. When Nathan explains that Nat was named after him because he found him in the woods, Nat says Nathan did not do him a big favor, questioning the value of his life, to which Nathan responds "the value of your life is your own choosing" (page 109). Nathan tells Nat to go to bed because they are going hunting...