Part 3, Chapter 27 Summary

Of all Elaine's children, Danae is the last one with a chance to finish high school and go on to college. Apache coaches a girls basketball team that Danae plays on. Elaine visits the school one day to take Danae to lunch and witnesses her bad-mouthing a teacher. She enlists her in better school but must wait a few weeks for her to get in. Upon acceptance she learns that Danae has been skipping school. Michelle is listed as the contact for Danae, so the school contacted her. Elaine catches wind of this and goes out looking for Danae. She finds her sitting on a bench with Michelle and gets mad. She confronts Danae and punches her in the face. Michelle vows to never let Elaine touch Danae again.

Part 3, Chapter 27 Analysis

In an echo of her own abusive upbringing, Elaine...