Chapter 17 “Lost in Harlem” Notes

New Characters Andrew McBride: James’ biological father; works with Ruth in the factory; goes by “Dennis” Uncle Isaac: Aunt Mary’s husband; an alcoholic who frightens Ruth Mr. Stein: Man who Aunt Mary is having an affair with

New Character’s Contin. Rocky : Manager at Hi Hat Barbershop; a pimp (Aunt Mary’s best friend husband)

Plot Title: This chapter talks about how Ruth is attracted to Harlem and wants to be a part of it, but as a naive young girl who is 19 years old at the time, and gets “lost” and almost ends up in a really bad situation

Plot Contin. In this chapter we learn about what happened when Ruth left Suffolk for New York. We also learn about how Ruth met James’ biological father, Andrew McBride. As the title tells us, Ruth gets “lost” and runs into some trouble trying to “find” herself.