He was proud of himself afterward, and imagined he was Superman. David's wound became infected, and this chapter ends with him cleaning the wound working through his agony. The author tells it like it was and leaves. She took care of him, but in the morning he was covered with blood and she was back to her usual cold, unfeeling self. This chapter is probably one of the ones that made this book so controversial in Odessa when it was first published. Despite all she had done, David says he felt safer knowing his mother was near him that night. She allowed him outside with his brothers and put hers hands on his shoulders. Catherine actually became compassionate for a day. David's father was also controlled by Catherine, so when David told him mother just stabbed him, his father told him to go do the dishes so she wouldn't get angrier. But again, in his heart he feels a great void. Partly in obedience to his father and partly as a revolt against God, Elie swallows his food. She could not lie to the hospital about this "accident," but she felt no remorse and did not even acknowledge what she had done. 65 On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the Jews debate whether they should fast or not. David says she was a very capable nurse, and when he woke, she was dressing his wound. The knife flew and it stabbed David in the stomach. One night while waving a knife around, she lost her balance and fell. Catherine threatened to kill David many times. Russell, his four or five year old brother, had become mother's "little Nazi," making sure he didn't steal food. With school out for the summer David's fight for food became more difficult. The story is entirely plot-driven and drawn from the travelers adventures.
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