Chapter 11, Giving Over, (pg 167-187) Summary and Analysis

When Knapp was twenty-eight years old, she met Julian. Julian was supposed to make Knapp a better person. He was the intellectual, refined, sophisticated person she wanted to be. When she first met Julian, Knapp thought he was a complete jerk. She assumed she had displayed her dislike for him, but he asked her out a few days later. From the start, Julian and Knapp drank together. Julian introduced Knapp to different types of alcohol she had never tried before. It made her feel grown, smart, and sophisticated.

Julian was an art dealer. He was young, urbane, and appreciated very fine things, When Knapp looked at Julian, all she could see was a new life for herself, a way to improve everything. She has always coveted approval from the men in her life...