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by Tobias Wolff
About 68 pages (20,534 words)
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Chapter 2, Uncool (pgs. 48-56) Summary and Analysis

Toby and his mother go to Alkai Point, which is a park that overlooks the harbor, to watch a mock naval battle between the Odd Fellows and the Lions Club. Two men holding beer bottles are watching them. The first one walks over to Toby and gives Toby his binoculars so Toby can see the battle more clearly. The other starts talking to Toby's mother.

At first, Toby's mother is hesitant to talk to the man, but after a while, she's comfortable enough with him to go to their house to watch the battle. Toby protests by saying he is hungry. The men promise to get him a hamburger, which is what he wants, and they head to their house. On the way, one of the men asks.....

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