APS TOGETHER
Day 10
Chapter 3, pp. 176-196 (from “At about five thirty on the following afternoon" through “Then all three of them politely bade good-by to Andy’s back and left the room.”)
December 12, 2020 by Claire Messud
When Miss Goering returns to the mainland with Arnold and his father, Andy seems surprised to see her. Of course she came back, she says: “I told you I would.” (p.182). “That doesn’t mean a thing,” he replies; but Miss Goering’s word is her bond.
On the basketball court, Arnold makes a spectacle of himself in his pajama top, roaring like a lion, butting his opponents like a goat, to the delight of the crowd. Those who can’t conform sometimes find other ways to belong.
Andy takes confidence from Miss Goering’s presence, and dreams of business success. But her interest wanes as he seems less sinister. She cares only about “the course that she was following…to attain her own salvation.” (p.189)
