Chapter 18 Summary

Bunny plays piano in the hotel lounge, while Dwayne sits and sips a martini in the same lounge. The two men do not speak to each other. Meanwhile Francine catches up on the work she missed during the day and Wayne loiters around with nowhere to go. Meanwhile the narrator sits in the same lounge as Bunny and Dwayne. The narrator wears mirrored sunglasses and looks around at the scene he has created.

Elsewhere, Kilgore sits as a passenger in rush hour traffic leading into Midland City. Eventually the traffic comes to a complete halt. Kilgore eventually gets out of the car, and walks toward the hotel where he is staying. On the way he sees a fatal automobile accident that has caused traffic to come to a gridlock.

Chapter 18 Analysis

Chapter 18 continues to develop the narrative tension that has been building since...