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John Singer's best friend Spiros Antonapoulos is sent to an insane asylum.
Part 1, Chapter 1Jake Blount arrives in town and goes on a 12-day drinking binge.
Part 1, Chapter 2George Kelly accidentally shoots Baby Wilson, fracturing her skull.
Part 2, Chapter 5| Chapter | Summary |
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| Part 1, Chapter 1 | The novel is mostly set in the 1930s in an unnamed, fairly large factory town in the Deep South. The opening chapter tak... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 2 | This chapter opens on a summer night. It is midnight and Biff Brannon, owner of the New York Café where Singer eats all ... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 3 | Chapter 3 opens early on Sunday morning at the Kelly house. Mick goes out to the front porch, hoping Singer will be ther... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 4 | As Mick sits on the steps just below Singer's room, Blount slowly comes to consciousness. He does not know where he is, ... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 5 | As Blount falls asleep the setting shifts to the home of Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland, the African American physician. He ... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 6 | This chapter opens in midsummer. Singer's room has become a popular place for people to visit. He welcomes his guests to... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 1 | This chapter focuses on Mick. It is summertime, and she is busy with her thoughts and plans as she ferries her little br... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 2 | The novel moves forward to October, and this chapter is centered on Biff Brannon. As it opens he is feeling "troubled an... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 3 | In this chapter Dr. Copeland is the focus. He has been coming to see Mr. Singer, whom he views as "a wise man," more and... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 4 | In Singer's room, Blount does not remember his previous encounter with Dr. Copeland as he demands to know who it was he ... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 5 | In this chapter the focus returns again to Mick. It is nearly Christmas and it has been raining for days. Finally the ra... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 6 | Chapter 6 returns the focus to Dr. Copeland, who is preparing for his annual Christmas party despite being ill enough th... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 7 | Chapter 7 is set in the heart of a very cold winter, and perhaps the change in weather contributes to the changes in Sin... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 8 | This chapter opens with a question from Biff Brannon: "Why?" Biff asks this question about many things, but is especiall... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 9 | Mick did not show up at the café in Chapter 8, but Chapter 9 has her front and center. She detests the increased poverty... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 10 | Many weeks have passed since Dr. Copeland's Christmas party, and he and Portia have still not heard from Willie. This ta... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 11 | A month later Mick is having trouble sleeping on the couch. Etta is sick, so Mick has been ousted from her bedroom. Etta... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 12 | This chapter focuses on Blount, who has been going downhill physically and mentally. He suffers from headaches in the ho... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 13 | In a departure, this chapter keeps the focus on the same main character as the last: Jake Blount. However, since it take... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 14 | This chapter focuses on Mick. Her mind has been so full of worry and a "terrible afraidness" since that last day with Ha... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 15 | The final chapter of Part 2 centers on Singer. It is time for his vacation, which means he is happily preparing for a tr... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 1 | Each of the four chapters of this part is dated. They all take place on the same day, August 21, 1939, but progress thro... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 2 | Set in the afternoon of August 21, this chapter follows Blount on his final downward spiral. He is running from a crime ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 3 | Set in the evening of August 21, this chapter checks in with Mick as she gets off after working late. She goes to the Ne... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 4 | Set just before midnight on August 21, the story's final chapter focuses on the last of the major characters, Biff Brann... Read More |
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