Summary

In “Lucky,” Gansworth is hired to work alongside his mother on a grape farm at age 11. He listens to the Beatles on the radio during his shift. At school, he works hard to develop his drawing skills, hoping for better opportunities in adulthood.

In “The Boy Who Fell to the Rez,” Gansworth develops a fascination with David Bowie after seeing him interviewed on a daytime talk show before the release of his film The Man Who Fell to Earth. During the interview, Bowie mentions masks and feeling like an alien. It reminds Gansworth of an Indian story about a spirit visiting Earth.

In “From Iron Man to Skywalker: 3. Public Assistance,” Gansworth has just gotten glasses and his mother sends him into a bar to find his father and ask him for money. His father gives him...