Caucasia Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 4 Golliwog's Revenge Summary

Chapter 4 Golliwog's Revenge Summary

A huge snowstorm blankets Boston while Cole is visiting her father. Birdie has stayed at home to keep her mother company. Sandy loves any kind of storm and is thrilled with the snow. Cole has to stay a few extra days at their father's and meets Carmen, his new girlfriend. Carmen is everything their mother is not. She's cool, beautiful, fixes Cole's hair in a French twist and talks about sex. Birdie talks to Carmen on the phone, and the woman seems friendly. Meanwhile, Birdie is stuck at home with her mother, listening to TV reports of a bombing in Berkeley.

After a week, when the roads are passable again, Deck brings Cole home. Birdie and Cole go to lunch with their father and Carmen. As soon as Carmen sees Birdie, the woman begins to act reserved. Carmen continues to take Cole shopping and to the beauty salon, but she...
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