Chapters 19 - 21 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 19

Audre's father has a stroke so she leaves for New York. She realizes she is a stranger in her old home. When returning to Stamford, Audre recognizes that she wants to be even further away from New York. Audre has lost her job due to her absence and is given a new job as an X-Ray machine technician. She quickly outstrips the other employees in ability, earning major bonuses and saving money. She is spending less time with Ginger, who is spending more time with an employee named Ada. Eventually the hospital where she worked fired her due to "cutbacks," but was probably racially motivated. Audre decides to return to New York.

Chapter 20

Audre develops a dream to move to Mexico, and the move becomes a real plan. Audre gets a job as a clinic clerk in a...