Paradise Chapter Summary & Analysis - Divine Summary

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K.D. and Arnette are getting married and two preachers, Reverend Senior Pulliam and Richard Misner, are presiding. Pulliam begins with some seriously accusatory statements though the guests are not certain to whom the barbs are aimed. Some believe it's Richard because most people know he's talking with the young people and is stirring up sentiment among the "disobedients." Richard and Anna are talking about marriage though Anna isn't certain she could be the wife of a preacher in this small town. There ceremony is turning ugly with Richard picking up where Pulliam left off. K.D. is angry over the situation, wishing that the service could be concluded so that he could move on with his life. By now, there is open animosity between the two families - the Morgans and the Fleetwoods - and Jeff has begun openly carrying a gun.

Billie Delia, daughter of Patricia Best, is Arnette's...
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