▁and ▁witness es ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁arguments ▁between ▁Paul ▁and ▁Lib by . ▁Lib by ▁also ▁reve als ▁to ▁G abe ▁that ▁she ▁read ▁the ▁letter ▁from ▁his ▁now - de ce ased ▁mother . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁instances ▁where ▁the ▁characters ▁begin ▁to ▁imagine ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁understand ▁it ▁completely ▁based ▁on ▁very ▁little ▁actual ▁evidence . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁opening ▁section , ▁G abe ▁also ▁communic ates ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁G abe , ▁as ▁narr ator , ▁pain ts ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁a ▁weak ▁and ▁need y ▁man ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁successful ▁dent ist ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁During ▁phone ▁convers ations ▁G abe ' s ▁father ▁nearly ▁beg s ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁and ▁questions ▁his ▁son ▁about ▁why ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁so ▁far ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁ ▁Al one ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁sick ▁Lib by , ▁G abe ▁kiss es ▁her ▁once . ▁G abe ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mar ge ▁How ells , ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁from ▁a ▁well ▁to ▁do ▁W AS P ▁family ▁who ▁is ▁open ly ▁reb elling ▁from ▁her ▁parents . ▁ ▁While ▁G abe ▁is ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁visit ing ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁Mar ge ▁over ▁the ▁tele phone . ▁ ▁He ▁asks ▁Paul ▁to ▁help ▁move ▁Mar ge ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁a partment . ▁▁ 2 . ▁" Paul ▁Lov es ▁Lib by " ▁ ▁In ▁section