House of Sand and Fog Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part I: Section 9 Summary

Part I: Section 9 Summary

Nadi asks Behrani why he did not stay with her the night before and leads him back to her room. Behrani wonders if the difference in her is perhaps that she is now free of the masquerade. Behrani later cuts the grass, noticing how much progress the workmen have made on the widow's walk. The grass falls to the side of the mower like dead soldiers. One of the carpenters asks him if "that woman" had talked with him, the one who said it was her house. Behrani observes that in the United States crazy people walk around as free as sheep whereas in his country they are hospitalized.

Part I: Section 9 Analysis

Although he still does not associate Kathy with the woman sleeping in her car, Behrani recognizes the threat posed by someone dispossessed. Although he has clear title to the Corona house, he is sufficiently troubled to be grateful for the mower's...
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