Perestroika 4.4
Summary
Joe visits his mother at the Visitor's Center. He has come to find Harper and see how she has been, since he has spent a whole month with Louis. He tells Hannah he is going to take Harper home, but she is neither at the apartment nor with Hannah. Joes tells Hannah he wishes she hadn't come and leaves. Just as he leaves, Prior walks in and tells Hannah that Joe will end up miserable with Louis. Prior is suddenly attacked with fever, and Hannah helps him to St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Study Questions
- How long has it been since Joe has called his mother?
- Why does Joe leave Utah? What is he running from?
- What is it that Joe says he needs from Hannah?
- What does Joe mean when he says Hannah brings the desert with her?
- What does Hannah do before Joe leaves?
- Hannah asks Prior if he does what as an occupation?
- What is the significance of the approaching storm and the thunder at the end of the scene?