Part 4
The first chapter of Part 4 is long and contains some significant moments. Pinkie betrays Spicer and is in turn betrayed by Colleoni. Pinkie escapes and hides in a garage. The objects in the garage represent everything Pinkie hates about middle class conventional lifestyles. He hates the owner even though he has never met him.
Pinkie then goes to Snow's where he meets Rose. Look at how the owner refers to Pinkie when she finds the two.
On returning to Frank's Pinie discovers that Spicer is still alive. He talks to Prewitt the lawyer and arranges the marriage.
In chapter 2 Ida speaks to Rose in her room and tries to persuade her that Pinkie does not love her.
At the start of chapter 3 we learn that Pinkie has killed Spicer by throwing him down the stairs at Franks. (We have seen some foreshadowing of this when Spicer walks up the stairs and puts his hand on the shaky bannister) After blackmaling Prewitt, Pinkie goes to Snow's and finds Ida in Rose's room. There is a confrontation with the three main characters involved. When Ida leaves Pinkie announces the marriage.
Questions to consider
Look at the garage scene. Page 115 and 116. What does it say about Pinkie and his attitude to society in general?
There is a lot of military language used to describe the conflict between Pinkie and Ida. What do you think is the significance of this? (Look, for example at the start of ch2)
What does chapter 3 add to our understanding of how Ida and Pinkie represent good and evil?
Look at the last paragraph of the chapter. What does this say about Pinkie's attitude to Rose?
