Her Last Death (Pgs 165-215)

Summary
Susy shows more charateristics similar to those of her moms as the story develops. She has been with 8 guys so far. She got engaged in New York to Noah, he was always at the club gambling. They had moved together to a 2-bedroom apartment. One morning Susy got a call to let her know about Dr.Crawford's death from cancer a couple of weeks after he had been diagnosed. Soon, Susy and Noah broke the engagement due to their adictions. She got a job at a movie producing development and moved to LA. In a short period of time she got fired and decided to move back to New York and then to Provincetown.
Quote
"Heat rushed up my neck. I should have warned him, and I hadn't, hadn't gotten yet to that part of my life and the way my mother played her role (pg 178)"
Reaction
In this part of the plot it was when her mother, Gordon and Susy were at dinner. Gordon had met her for the first time and she was stoned. This quote explains how embarrassed she felt as he was not aware about her addiction and behavior. In a way it shows that now that she is growing up, her mom , her addiction and behavior was a separate part of her life that she didn't really want anyone to know about. She wanted privacy away from her mother and "that life".