The highway where Ned sells his house and loses his family and the objects thrown at him and the public swimming pool show his life on the streets. As his journey progresses, he discovers that a good friend of his was once very ill and no longer drinks. Later, Ned arrives at a party and is very obnoxious and treated rudely by the bartender. This is a serious blow, rudeness on the part of paid help is a serious drop in social status. Eventually, he finds himself at his ex-lover's house. Here Ned knows he will be welcome, but as before he is interrogated and asked to leave. She also tells him that she won't give him any more money and then asks him, "will you ever grow up?" He dove in and swam across his pool. This time it was difficult to get out, he was weak and