Act 1, Scene 2 Summary

Three years later, Heidi, now a college student campaigning for Eugene McCarthy, arrives at another dance. This time, she comes alone. Someone offers her a marijuana cigarette, but she shakes her head. Janis Joplin can be heard singing, "Take a Piece of My Heart."

It is at this party that Heidi meets Scoop Rosenbaum. Right away, Scoop offers Heidi his opinions about her, and then says she has an inferiority complex, because she lets him voice those opinions. He not only judges her, but also he assigns a grade to everything he sees and hears, including the band, the potato chips, and even his own appearance. Scoop is the editor of the Liberated Earth News, yet teases her for being a true believer in the liberal cause. Scoop calls her a serious good person, and says he is only there to...