Print
Word
PDF
|
This section contains 173 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
Book 1: Chapter 5 Summary
The morning following the pig roast, Sunday, Ginny eats with Ty and, at 7 am, has breakfast ready for her father, who arrives late, accompanied by Marv Carlson the banker. Marv eats breakfast in a ritual order to ward off toxins, noting that being obsessed with body fat indicates a low level of body awareness. Ginny wonders why the musically talented Pete had married Rose, and then observes that Pete and Larry had never gotten along, Pete's ideas always squelched by Larry's skepticism (The only thing had in common was heavy drinking). She remembers that although, four years earlier, Pete had broken Rose's arm, he has not subsequently abused her. Marv suggests signing the papers after church, and Larry agrees.
Book 1: Chapter 5 Analysis
Marv's concern with toxins building up in the body is, while not a description of the range of pesticides used on a modern farm, the first mention that there are...
(read more)
|
This section contains 173 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
