"...the lunch queue was one of the better places to have a private talk.... Quiet places were often the worst, because there was always someone likely to be passing within earshot." (pg. 22)
This quote serves as an example of irony. One would think that going to a more quiet place would be better to have a conversation, but she's saying that the loud lunchroom is actually better. I, for one, do not go think to go to loud places to have a conversation with someone, but she seems to have a pattern that she follows so people don't notice she is talking to Tommy.
In this chapter, Tommy matures a little and stops throwing his tantrums. We, the readers, learn that he started being bullied because drew a picture of an elephant in the grass that looked like a much younger kid drew it, and the teacher applauded him for it. The other kids thought that he was getting too much attention, and he really didn't deserve it. Towards the end of the chapter, the narrator questions Tommy about why he changed. Tommy replied saying that he talked with Miss Lucy, and she told him that he didn't have to be creative if he chose not to. The narrator did not believe that that is what changed him, but they decided to meet after lunch in a private spot. I somewhat agree with Kathy because I don't think that changed him that much. I believe he just matured a little bit.
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