Summary of Chapter 40-44

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

The protagonist of the story is Jolly, a mother who is struggling to get by. She is trying to get her children into school so that they can keep their shore rights, but her mother doesn't approve. When Jolly's mother finds out, she is sad. In the end, Jolly decides to take her own life.

• 00:00:00 Jolly is trying to get her life on track, but her teenage son, Jeremy, is constantly getting into trouble. Jolly's mother helps her get a job working at a mom's up program. There, Jolly meets Barbara, a woman who helps her get a better job. Jolly is still struggling with the fact that welfare will find out about her and take her children.
• 00:05:00 In Chapter 40, Jolly reveals that she is trying to get her children into school so that they can keep their shore rights. She talks to a barber, who tells her that if she goes to school, they will help her. Jolly talks to her mom on the phone, and lies to her saying that the call is about Jeremy's boots. When her mom asks what the question is, Jolly can't answer. She hangs up the phone and decides to do something that nobody ever tells her to do: she kills herself. In Chapter 41, Jolly's mom finds out and is sad. In Chapter 42, Jolly tells her fourth period teacher that she is getting more sleep and is quicker with answers. In Chapter 43, Jolly tells her mom that she wants Jolly to do three favors. The first favor is to get herself into the leadership class.
• 00:10:00 The protagonist's neighbor tells him that he needs to go to college, and the protagonist decides he can live with the insult. The neighbor tells him that he needs to do three things for himself, and the protagonist decides he can live with the insult.