The chapter opens with a flashback to a time before the events of the previous chapter. In this flashback, the reader is introduced to a number of characters, including the protagonist, the protagonist's father, and the protagonist himself. The protagonist is a young man who has just returned from a trip to Europe. He is a member of a minority ethnic group in the U.S., and he has come to live with his family in a small village outside of Washington, D. C. Although the protagonist does not speak the language of the minority group, he is able to communicate with the protagonist through the use of symbols and symbols in his speech. He uses symbols to express his feelings about the protagonist and his family, as well as to convey his feelings for the protagonist. He also uses symbols in order to communicate his feelings to the protagonist about the nature of his family and his place in the world.