At the end of the story, the narrator, an older Bobby Morrow, says that he could not bear to look at Carlton’s girlfriend or talk about her suffering. The final line of the story is “I can’t even write her name.” (16) Why does the narrator withhold the girlfriend’s name? What does this say about the nature of his grief?

Bobby’s character is particularly observant. How would you characterize his voice as a narrator? Directly cite at least three examples from the story.

Woodstock and Yasgur’s farm are mentioned several times in the story. What does Woodstock represent to Bobby and Carlton?