1. Rhetta is invited to the family campfire and marshmallow roast, which is significant because it shows a degree of acceptance by the Pattersons that they did not give to Martha.
2. Mike and Rhetta sit on the board suspended in some way, but Mike does not sit close to Rhetta. In fact, he sits as far away as he can from Rhetta and still be on the same board. Rhetta notices that even John and April are sitting on the log sit closer to each other than she is to Mike.
3. Rhetta notices that Mike has gotten so heavy with his giant butt, the board actually bends down where he sits on it. She also wonders why Mike is roasting his marshmallow with his eyes closed.
4. Rhetta wonders why they are all sitting in front of a hot fire in the middle of July with long sleeves and jackets on. Rhetta does realize that the advice she got to wear something drab and formless is paying off. She realizes that if she wore her shorts showing off her legs, it would not have gotten the right response from this fully covered crowd.
The story from Rhetta’s perspective:
1. Rhetta is invited to the family campfire and marshmallow roast, which is significant because it shows a degree of acceptance by the Pattersons that they did not give to Martha.
2. Mike and Rhetta sit on the board suspended in some way, but Mike does not sit close to Rhetta. In fact, he sits as far away as he can from Rhetta and still be on the same board. Rhetta notices that even John and April are sitting on the log sit closer to each other than she is to Mike.
3. Rhetta notices that Mike has gotten so heavy with his giant butt, the board actually bends down where he sits on it. She also wonders why Mike is roasting his marshmallow with his eyes closed.
4. Rhetta wonders why they are all sitting in front of a hot fire in the middle of July with long sleeves and jackets on. Rhetta does realize that the advice she got to wear something drab and formless is paying off. She realizes that if she wore her shorts showing off her legs, it would not have gotten the right response from this fully covered crowd.