Chapter 6- Summarizer- Casey Mesner

Chapter six, “Work”, focuses on Vincent going out to find a job. She wants to find a job that requires minimum background checks and no specific education. She chooses this type of job so she can gain the overall experience of a man that lives from pay check to pay check. Vincent decides on a job which involves going door to door selling merchandise for 7 hours a day.


Vincent’s tone drastically changes from the beginning to the end of this chapter. She starts out as the shy, reluctant new guy then transforms into a confidant, established salesman. She mentioned that she learned a lot of tricks during this experience which she still reflects back on to this day. Vincent says that she can still hear Ned in the back of her head pushing and guiding her through life. Although on page 216 she says that Ned’s voice “lingers irritatedly”, I believe, whether she realizes or admits to this or not, that Ned has actually become an alter-ego for Norah.