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The Glass Castle Part II, Chapter 16 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • To teach Jeannette how to swim, Dad throws her into a hot spring.
  • She sinks.
  • So he throws her again.
  • She sinks.
  • So he throws her again.
  • She sinks.
  • So he throws her again.
  • She sinks.
  • We could keep copying and pasting this until Jeannette learns to swim, which she does eventually do. Hooray.