Caucasia Chapter Summary & Analysis | Chapter 18 Wonders of the Invisible World

Chapter 18 Wonders of the Invisible World Summary

Birdie finally gets on a plane for Oakland at 3 p.m., after waiting at the airport most of the day. Before she gets on board, Birdie calls Dot. Her aunt is angry that Birdie has been missing for a day and a half. Dot asks Birdie to live with her permanently, but Birdie knows she has to find Cole and her father. She has tried her father's number six times, but there is never any answer.

On the plane, a Pakistani man keeps staring at Birdie. He tries to speak to her in his language, and she has to tell him she does not understand. When she admits that her mom is white and her dad is black, he is clearly disappointed. In Oakland, a taxi takes Birdie to her father's address in a lower middle class neighborhood. There is no answer when she knocks on the door. Birdie goes...
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