Theresa (pages 182-217) Summary

In the fall Theresa meets with Evelyn for lunch. Evelyn tells Theresa about a woman's group she and a bunch of friends are forming. Theresa is hesitant to join until she speaks to James and he supports the idea. This makes Theresa want to join out of defiance. At the meeting the women talk about their relationships with their mothers and the scars on their bodies that make them self-conscious. Theresa never goes back.

At Thanksgiving James and Theresa agree to go to Theresa's parents house for dinner and Patricia's for drinks. However, at dinner Theresa becomes so depressed by the domesticity of it all she insists on going home and James insists on going with her. At the apartment Theresa and James argue. Theresa pushes him and expects him to leave when she tells him that she has...