CHAPTER 18

Summary

Patty goes to stay at her grandmotherÂ’s house, in Memphis. As she is walking through Jenkinsville, on her way to Memphis, she gets harassed by some of the local townspeople.

While Patty is at her grandparentÂ’s house Charlene Madlee, the reporter from earlier in the story, calls and makes an appointment to come visit Patty. Charlene discussed the possible penalties with Patty and her grandparents. Charlene heard that Patty may be too young to be prosecuted under the Treason Act.

Notes

In this chapter Charlene comes to visit Patty; however, she does not come as a reporter, she comes as PattyÂ’s friend. Charlene calls PattyÂ’s grandparents asking if she can come visit Patty and they are reluctant since she is a reporter. Charlene assures PattyÂ’s grandparents that she is a friend of PattyÂ’s.

Charlene, Patty and her grandparents discussed the possible prosecution options that Patty may receive. Charlene told them that Patty is most likely too young to be prosecuted under the Treason Act. Treason is the betrayal of oneÂ’s country by either waging war against it, or by purposely aiding its enemies. Patty was fully aware that she was housing a POW and therefore committed treason. However, Charlene feels that America would appear barbaric to the other countries if they sentenced a child to prison, for housing a POW.

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