Cal Lesson Plan

Discuss how Cal and Marcella's relationship develops in today's chapter.

In Chapter 4, Cal begins to entwine himself more and more in the life of Marcella Morton, which he feels as both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, he is elated that she appears open to a connection with him, such as how she invites Cal to go blackberry picking and accepts his offer to go out for a drink. We see Marcella displaying her own fondness for Cal in the way she defends him after being caught squatting in the Mortons’ cottage. When Mrs. Morton agrees to let Cal stay, Marcella takes it upon herself to furbish the little house and make it a home for Cal, and from here they start a...