Blue Angel, Week 4

There is an interesting moment on pp. 227-233 where Swenson takes Ruby to buy a computer at the same store where he took Angela on the day that he had sex w/ her. Look over this scene again and remind yourself of how you felt. I felt very tense reading it, but maybe you felt differently?

Other questions:

• Ruby tells her dad about an incident where a group of fraternity guys pee all over one of the guys' ex-girlfriends. We're in Swenson's head and so we know that, instead of feeling sorry for the victim, he feels sorry for himself and his daughter. Why?
• Ruby hasn't been introduced until pretty late in the novel. Why do you think that is? How does her presence affect your reading of the novel?
• How did you react when Swenson decided to go to NYC the day after Ruby came home? 
• In what ways does Swenson compare Ruby to Angela? How did you react as a reader in these moments? 
• What other questions do you have?