Chapter 10 Response

In this chapter, we learn more about Dave Lajoy through his interactions with Anise and Rita. While Anise and Rita are both sincere in their beliefs and dedicated to their respective worldviews, Dave vacillates constantly. Anise and Rita view the islands as their own, have a relationship with nature, and do not change their attitudes toward anything, be it food or each other. Dave, however, is an animal rights advocate who eats fish, traps raccoons who destroy his lawn, and owns a big house on top of a Montecito hill. In other words, Dave is a hypocrite.