Perestroika 3.1

Summary

Harper has changed out of the nightgown she has been wearing for three weeks. While he is at Louis',Joe talks to Harper in an hallucination and Harper tells Joe that she wishes he was dead and that Joe cannot save Louis. Later, Joe confesses to Louis that he is a Mormon.

Terms

1. Borborygmi - A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.

2. Squamous - Covered with or formed of scales; scaly.

3. Moonie - A member of the Unification Church.

Study Questiones

1. What is the significance of Louis' dream?

2. Who, in the dream, may the "furiously angry woman" represent (186)?