Jacob Have I Loved Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 in set in the summer of 1942. Louise is now fourteen. Call visits the Captain on Sundays without Louise. Louise is still writing song lyrics and waiting to hear back about her first submission from Lyrics Unlimited. When Louise suggests going with Call to visit the Captain, she gets the sense that Call does not want her there. Louise and Call agree to help the Captain fix up his dock, although Louise is not happy about the idea. Louise makes reference to Mr. Rice who is now in the army, posted in Texas.

Chapter 7 Analysis

Call seems to benefit from his relationship with the Captain, but Louise feels like a third wheel. Her newly changing and developing body makes her feel out of place with Call and the Captain. This can be seen as representing that as women grow up on the island, there is no place for them because...
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