Denise had gained a serious amount of weight since the last time Rick had come around, he explained her as down right FAT!!! Not saying much about anything else for her, but that she was a sweet lady who knew how to cook. At this point my only conclusion would be that the Boyle would be trying to set a setting where there would be comic relief, but also that he would like to keep the attention more on the relationship of the two brothers alongside the clinic scene.
About one third of the story in, the two brothers arrive at the clinic and it is full of protestors.
"The faces were barking at us, teeth bared, eyes sunk back in their heads, hot breathe boiling from their throats. MURDERS! They were shouting, NAZIS!BABY KILLERS!!! " (199).
This became the major twist in the plot. As the story goes on the mob in front of the clinic appears more often except in other places. There was a scene in front of Phillips house where the police were called and the final scene in front of the clinic again. Giving the author room to maybe state some facts and clear up his opinion, also give the reader a chance to maybe get some realism through the story; recognizing something they might have watched on the news or read about in the newspaper. As you can clearly see in the reading the mob becomes more aggressive and volatile. .
The tone of this story begins to raise eyebrows, in that the language becomes foul and the actions become more aggressive. And at this point the author, Boyle, introduces a young girl into the story, and in my opinion it was to shake up the plot a little, and help distinguish the brothers feelings at the same time. Rick felt the need to be very involved, which showed a kind of softer side to his personality.
"That girl, The last one that came in today??? I was just wondering if, uh, I mean, what her problem was?" (205).
This was nice change of pace from the cruel insight and comments that were being made.