Travels
- Meridian and Truman have arrived at a small, decrepit house. Inside is a family whose mother is lying in bed sick. Although she's dying, she seems to be in good spirits—so much so that she mostly just flirts with her husband Johnny.
- Johnny is in the corner, rolling up newspapers to sell "to folks with fireplaces" during the winter (3.29.16). The papers are gross—most of them have clearly been picked from the garbage.
- Meridian explains that they are here to register them to vote, but offers instead to help roll up papers. They sit and talk about the woman's feelings on death—she wants to die on Mother's Day.
- Johnny doesn't seem interested in voting when he shows them to the door. Although they walk away, they return a few minutes later with two bags of food.
- Then, "the Monday after Mother's Day," Johnny visits Truman and Meridian (3.29.34). He has a few rabbits, a handful of newspaper logs, and a voter registration form.