Debt, Epilogue, pgs. 344 - 373 Summary and Analysis

Anna begins to worry about Joseph after their discussion about the will. Anna's relationship with Joseph deepens. She realizes that she has always loved and missed him. One day when Anna and the girls arrive home from the beach, Jack tells her that Joseph is not feeling well. When Anna calls Joseph, he says that he is okay.

Two years later in May 1961, he collapses when visiting at their house. Anna calls for an ambulance but Joseph dies soon after reaching the hospital. Gran comes over when Anna and Jack arrive home.

That night Anna sits outside in the garden while the others sleep. She thinks about her father and the loss she feels.

The next week Anna goes to clean out her father's room at the rooming house. She has to force herself to...