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The Infinite Sea
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Parts 7-8Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of child death, suicidal ideation, alcohol use and addiction, graphic violence, sexual content, cursing, and death.
Part 7: “The Sum of All Things” - Part 8: “Dubuque”
Part 7, Chapter 50 Summary
Ringer is in a room just like the one she was in when she was taken to Camp Haven. She is wearing the white clothing of new recruits and once again has a tracker inside her head.
Vosch comes into the room and sets up a chessboard in front of her. Ringer tries to figure out what he wants. Failing to do so, she begins the game. As they play, Ringer realizes that Vosch is intentionally mimicking the mannerisms of her father, knowledge gained from Wonderland. It makes her “sick.”
Vosch tells her that, unlike humans, the rats “do not know hope. Or faith. Or love” (195). However, all those things are useless for humans now, leaving them like rats to be killed by the Others. He also tells her that she was wrong about “rage,” as that is not the answer either. He urges Ringer to guess what emotion will help humanity now, but she ignores him. Instead, she thinks about killing him.
One move away from losing, Ringer refuses to make her final move. In response, Vosch pulls out a box with a button in it. Ringer assumes it is tied to her implant and will kill her if he pushes it.
