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Parts 9-14Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual violence, rape, mental illness, child abuse, child sexual abuse, pregnancy termination, child death, suicidal ideation, suicide, self-harm, sexual content, cursing, illness, and death.
Part 9: “Joining the Dots” - Part 14: “The Dissolution of Life as We Know It”
Part 9, Chapter 69 Summary: “Checking Out and Stepping Up: Hugh”
A month later, Claire comes home from school and tells Hugh that something is wrong with Lizzie. She left school early after inexplicably walking out into the rain.
Hugh asks his father for a ride to Lizzie’s, but his father refuses. Peter still spends much of his time in the attic, grieving the loss of Joe. Hugh angrily tells his father he no longer needs him.
Part 9, Chapter 70 Summary: “Up, Up, and Away: Lizzie”
Lizzie listens, barely conscious, as the doctor explains to her parents that he is going to sedate her. It will take a few days for her to recover.
Part 9, Chapter 71 Summary: “Riase a Man, Expect a Man: Hugh”
A couple of hours after the fight with his dad, Hugh’s mother gives him a ride to Lizzie’s. She asks him to be patient with his father, but Hugh insists that he can’t—Peter has completely abandoned his family. Hugh thanks his mom for being both of his parents.
