Intertwine

I thought that this next section in the book was kind of confusing, because it jumped around a lot from talking about Rachel, Brick, and introducing Roger (Rachel's father). It not only jumped around from talking about each individual, but it also would flash back and forward between time periods almost expecting the audience to know eactly what is going on. This was actually interesting, because we were slowly introduced to the charcters with Rachel being most significant, and we would soon discover that each of these characters were someone related to one another. Roger was only but a mystery in the first section of reading, but now he is believed to be Rachel's father, who has been absent due to the military. Brick is even seen communicating with Roger at the hospital while he is visitng Rachel, however, we do not know why Brick is there to begin with. It seems as though the author is trying to paint a bigger picture for us as the audience to see, because each character has such a diverse background, which are all slowly coming together. They are connected in some way, shape, or form only for the true story yet to be revealed.

While viewing the many characters in the story, I found Roger to stand out the most. Up until now, there has been no real mention of Rachel's father, until we are given what appears to be a flashback to Rachel's appearance in the hospital. It is unknown as to why she was there, but Roger is seen at the bed side weeping for his ill daughter. There was also a mention of a flask that he frequently drinks from while visiting Rachel. I feel as though he might be a possible alcoholic, because in an earlier flashback, he is seen drunk at a bar where he hits his wife, Nella. The rest of that night ends in disaster when a fire catches the place where he is staying and he loses sight of his son. It's almost as if he uses the flask at the hospital to not only calm his nerves, but to also remind himself of the past. Rachel seems to be the only person he has left, and is scared of being alone in this world. It is this fear that drives him back to visit his daughter, and to sort of reconcile to himself about what has happened.
(David Roberts, Post 6)