Chapters 26-30 Summary and Analysis

Frank rents a room from Mrs. Klein who lives alone with her son Michael. The Germans had taken prisoner Michael and his father when they visited Europe during the war. Mrs. Agnes Klein is a lonely woman who hovers around waiting for Frank to return home so she has company. Every two weeks two nuns arrive to help Agnes take care of Michael. Frank wishes he could live in the rooming house around the corner that belongs to Mary O'Brien, where everyone is always happy.

In Chapter 27, Frank is called to the office of his faculty advisor and warned about his grades. In order to study more Frank works only part time on the docks and takes a series of temporary jobs in offices to make ends meet. Frank works for a hat maker and in a shipping office...