Surfacing Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 12 Summary

Chapter 12 Summary

When she is alone, the narrator decides to take another look at her father's papers. She looks at the drawings and once again thinks her father has gone insane. Next, she finds a typed letter thanking her father for his help with identifying rock paintings. The letter is accompanied by an academic article, the subject of which is rock paintings. She realizes that her father had not gone crazy; the drawings must be copies of the rock paintings he saw. Suddenly, she begins to see a message in her father's drawings. It seems to be a map. The narrator wants to go to the locations to verify what her father was doing. She is interrupted by Anna's asking why Joe has been acting strangely. The narrator tells her that Joe wants to marry her. Anna thinks that is a great idea and is confused as to why she would not...
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