Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis

Cathy and Alan made their way to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, or HUP. The university afforded Cathy an opportunity to talk of how she and Alan had met, while English graduate students there. Cathy was attracted to Alan's quiet intelligence, his "wonderfully eclectic" sense of humor, and his strong practical streak. He was very good with numbers and he took care of all the finances. Cathy became strongly enamored of Alan when he helped her through her car being wrecked in a hit and run accident. The couple married, and while they had plans to leave Philadelphia, they never did, buying two houses there and having Kelly seven years into their marriage. Cathy became a freelance writer while Alan went to law school and eventually became a probate attorney.

Back in 1996, Alan had regressed during his fight and...