Summary
It is the day of Terence's sentencing. It is being held in Skokie, because the county courts are so overburdened. A young man, a courtroom spectator, overhears the state's attorney and a fellow prosecutor say in a stage whisper loud enough for those around them to hear that they're going to stomp Terence and Tony Oliver into the ground. The young man just shakes his head in disbelief at the attitude of people dealing with other people's lives. Audrey discusses a plea with the prosecutor who wants the two boys to serve ten years each. She finally gets him to.......
Notes
This chapter is a presentation of a mother's grief. LaJoe is an excellent
mother who loves her children deeply. That's why when one of them goes
wrong, she almost lose her strength to go on. It is a revelation about
the heavy responsibility the mothers of the projects carry. Most of the
time, they are alone in raising their children and.....
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Summary
In this chapter, the CHA discovers the mess in the basements of Horner.
Gwen Anderson, the newly appointed housing manager, ventures down below
and promptly vomits at what she sees and smells. It is a nightmare. For
fifteen years, people have been using the basements as a garbage dump:
rotting dog and cat carcasses, pools of......
Notes
Once again, the chapter is an exercise in irony. The mess found in the Horner basements, the decay that continues in the neighborhood, and......
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