Houston, Christmas Vacation, Junior Year (pp. 180-182) Summary

Waters hosts a Christmas party for select students at his house during the Christmas break from school. In most respects, it is a standard holiday party although Doug brings along a band groupie as a date. Steve finds her attractive, but Dub criticizes her, hinting that she is vapid. During the evening, Steve needs to toilet and goes in search of a vacant restroom. He accidentally wanders into Waters' bedroom, sees a huge, high bed, and notes a photograph showing Waters clean-shaven and getting married. Steve realizes he did not know Waters had ever been married and, in fact, knows very little about Waters. At the end of the evening Waters hands out wrapped books as gifts.

Houston, Christmas Vacation, Junior Year (pp. 180-182) Analysis

Steve's particular attention to the large...