As they visit the houses of homebound women for whom Chick’s mother serves as a hairdresser, makeup artist, and confidante, Chick revisits both his childhood and recent past. In front of him stands his mother, who has been dead for ten years.įrom this point, Chick tells the story of his life through the recounting of a single day spent with his mother, with Chick trying to make up for lost time. When he wakes up, he finds himself on the baseball field where he played as a child. He drives to his hometown, causes an accident after missing the correct exit, then walks to the town water tower and throws himself off. When he receives a letter from his daughter Maria telling him that she’s married, he realizes he no longer has a relationship with his family and decides to end his life. He loses contact with his family, and his alcoholism worsens. After Chick’s baseball career ends, he struggles to find work, and his marriage collapses.
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