Chapters 17, 18 and 19 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 17 titled One Step Closer to God, Ellen discusses some spiritual issues. Ellen often thinks in big picture terms with questions like "What is the meaning of life?" and "What is infinity?" One day, she is thinking about God quite a lot and spots a woman who has been praying steadily for two hours. She feels like telling her to knock it off and give somebody else a shot. Ellen herself is thankful for the small things in life. In her prayers, she gives thanks for letting her find a place to park and for having gasoline for her car.

Ellen is raised as a Christian Scientist. Ellen tries to picture God and thinks that maybe the traditional image is not accurate and that maybe he looks like the aliens people see with the big eyes and silver...