- Reese can't stop thinking about Mr. Hooft's story. Fair enough—it was pretty memorable.
- When he gets back, he sits down to write that letter to Willis, his brother. Reese has a bad feeling about his brother's prospects.
- Reese's letter is really profound. He tells Willis that he's not so sure Willis should join the army—it's pretty dangerous, after all—but he knows Willis also might die on the streets at home. So there's that. Where would Willis prefer to die? That's an actual question Reese asks in his letter.
- The bottom line is that Reese thinks Willis should look after his own interests. Goodness knows knows their mother won't.
- Ideally, Willis should go someplace where people don't die as much. Reese says maybe once he's out of prison they can work together to buy a grocery store. Icy could be mayor.