Chapters 21-25 Summary and Analysis

Frank spends his days working on the docks and drinking at night with his coworkers. After a bit of time Frank discovers that Emer is engaged to another man. Emer will not see Frank or speak to him and Frank knows that if he wants her back he has to find a better job. Frank lands a job at Blue Cross and leaves for his training every day, dressed in a suit and tie, much to the amusement of the boarders that remain at the boarding house.

In Chapter 22, Frank trains at Blue Cross, but realizes that he is doing so for Emer and not himself. Leaving for lunch one day and not returning, Frank sails on the Staten Island Ferry several times, taking in the sight of the Statue of Liberty, remembering all those who had sailed into...