Chapter 2: For Those About to Rock, We Suspend You Summary and Analysis

Brian attended Heritage Christian School as a youngster. In school, he had been warned that the end of the world was near and those children who had denied Christ would suffer severely. Ms. Price, the sixth grade teacher, cited the case of John Hinckley, the man who attempted to assassinate President Reagan. She portrayed Reagan as the Antichrist because he had six letters in his first, middle and last name. It wasn't an interpretation of the Bible but it was a fact according to the teacher. During this time, Brian began having nightmares that endured throughout his life.

Brian loved to roller skate which he would do every chance he got. He often skated with his friend Lisa whose mother worked for televangelist Reverend Ernest...