Part 1, Chapters 11-16 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 11, Annie joined her classmates in presenting their cases to the class. Darrell, an extremely bright student, was presenting his case study this particular day. Although Darrell used the right words and has diagnosed his patients, Annie wrote that she did not think he was having much success with this particular case. As she listened to the professor and students talk about Mrs. A's case, she got the feeling that if Mrs. A were listening to the discussion she would not recognize herself by the terms they are using. As Annie drove home after the session, she noted that she felt "out of sync" with the clinical discussion to which she had just listened.

In Chapter 12, Ben brought an angel costume to his next session with him. Instead of showing it off right away, however, he...