In this scene, the young narrator is preparing to perform a sexual act with a man who is about to strike him. He trembles as he does so, and he wonders if the man has realized that it is better to perform the act with his bare nipples than with his penis. He wonders if he has prepared the act so that he will be able to slap the man when he is holding back. The young narrator then asks the man if he wants to change the way he slaps the man, and the man responds that he does not want to change. He then asks if he can slap him again when the man's face is on the other side of the room. The man responds by saying that he can only slap him if he creaks, and then he responds by slapping him again, and finally he says that he is going to march to celebrate his birthday, but that he cannot go because it is a no go for his family.