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Summary:

So Nick "dillinger" (which is what he would like for people to call him) is now on his way to Clear Lake with his mom and his whorish mom's lazy boyfriend Jerry. It is not stated in the book , but I think that they left to Clear Lake in order to dodge the four marines that he sold the Chevy that had a banana in the engine. While on the drive to Clear Lake Nick's mom waves to every motor cycler that roars past as if she knew them. In addition to waving at bikers Nicks mom cannot keep her hands off Jerry while they are driving which really disgusts Nick. When Nick arrives to the ''cabin'' he finds that they find out is actually a trailer park. The trailer park was very small, it only had two rooms one of which was the master bedroom where jerry and Nicks mom stayed in. The other was the kitchen/living room/Nicks room. Nick said it was so small that you can hear the smallest movement that happened in one room everywhere in the trailer. Nick found this out while he went to his bed and began to put his T.E.( Thunderous Erection) out of its misery. But while doing so Jerry came out and told jerry if he wanted to do so that he needed to go outside because he was making to much noise. The next day Nick experienced taking a shower in a public shower area with a old man that was staring at him while he washed. Then the best thing in Nicks life happened he bumped into a girl named Sheeni who said to him while walking by that his robe was open(just teasing him). Later she was found at his house introducing herself to his parents. To much surprise Nick actually talked to Sheeni and arranged for them to meet again. There date was set for the beach where the sparks began to fly between them. They then went hiking where Nick got his 1st kiss on the lips from a girl. The more time they spend the more they fall for each other, but eventually Nick has to leave to go back home.

Quote:

"As we walked into town, my panic started to subside. I can actually talk to girls''(Payne,23)

Reaction:

I chose this quote because it is both a surprise to me and Nick that he can actually talk to females. At the beginning of the story I got the impression that Nick was the type of person that would choke up when he comes in contact with a girl, but I was proved wrong. This quote is significant to the story to show the significance of Sheeni being in the story. I think the importance is that Sheeni brings out sides of Nick that even Nick didn't know he had. This can also be foreshadowing that Sheeni will have Nick do other things that he would not have done of he did not meet Sheeni.