Ragtime Chapter 12 Summary

  • We're told that, after the riot at the Emma Goldman speech, Tateh decides to leave New York City. He gets on a train with his little girl, not knowing where he's going.
  • They travel north, sleep in a park and end up in New Rochelle, where they pass Mother and Little Boy, and Little Boy and Little Girl stare into each other's eyes.
  • Tateh and Little Girl get on a streetcar and go all the way to Connecticut. From there they travel to Springfield, Massachusetts. For the first time in a long while Tateh is happy.