Chapter 114: Television is Fantasy

Ickapoo's reality is ungrounded and he is depressed, lonely. He finds meaning when he finds love and grounds his reality in hope, love, faith.

That night, a Friday, we ordered Chinese Food and watched television together, the six of us. Babette had made it a rule. She seemed to think that if kids watched television one night a week with parents or stepparents, the effect would be to de-glamorize the medium in their eyes, make it wholesome domestic sport. (4.18)