Chapter 5: 1923 Summary and Analysis
New Characters:
Iceman: delivers ice to the homes
Willy Fields: orderly who saved Eva from bleeding to death and received her curse for doing so the rest of her life
Summary
In this chapter, the second strange thing happens; Hannah brought a peck of Kentucky Wonders into Eva’s room and asked if Eva ever loved her children.
Eva reprimanded her daughter for wondering and reminded Hannah that there was no playing in 1895. Eva began to reflect on an earlier time. She remembered her husband leaving her, Plum’s constipation, and the three beets which were all she had when her husband left. Eva remarked that Hannah would have been dead if Eva had not loved her.
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