#THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN FREE#

One day, she brings an Italian family to the track to meet Denny. Zoë has grown into a beautiful young woman who looks like Eve. We find Denny in a Ferrari uniform, having become a champion formula one racecar driver. The narrative voice shifts into an omniscient third person.

The epilogue of the book takes place in Imola, Italy, many years after Enzo’s death and Denny and Zoë’s big move to Italy.

#THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN FREE#

As Enzo fades out of life, he imagines running through a field in Spangle, Washington, and every few seconds, he can hear Denny’s voice telling him he can go, setting him free from this world. Enzo recalls the documentary about Mongolian reincarnation which claims that when dogs die, they are allowed to run freely in heavenly fields until their souls are ready to occupy a human form. Kevorkian and claims that if he were reincarnated as a man, he would invent an assisted suicide machine for dogs to prevent their owners from having to decide to euthanize them.Įnzo final moments of life are spent in Denny’s arms. Enzo says that he does not want to make Denny decide to put him down. At this point in the novel, we have surpassed the original starting point. Denny prepares a big breakfast and gives Enzo a pancake, but Enzo is unable to chew it. The next day, as Denny awaits Zoë’s arrival, Enzo starts to fade. He believes Denny has tremendous talent and an even more impressive spirit. But he had a mentor offer him a hand, just like he was doing for Denny, and it saved his life. Luca shares that his wife died many years ago, and his grief was so powerful that he thought he would not be able to go on living. Zoë wants to enroll in Italian school and immerse herself in the culture.īefore hanging up the phone, Denny asks Luca to tell him why he took such an interest. He and Zoë are excited to have a fresh start in a new country. The day before Zoë's arrival, Luca Pantoni from Ferrari calls Denny to ask if he is still interested in working for him. Denny grants them the requested 48 hours to gather Zoë’s belongings and spend a couple of days with her before releasing her to Denny. The day after the verdict, The Evil Twins drop their custody suit. Luckily, Annika recants anyway, and Denny is saved without the help of Enzo and a voice synthesizer. His imagined speech proves to be quite convincing to the jury. In his fantasy, he delivers a rousing speech about having to break the mirrors of misconception and acknowledge the truth in front of us. In the midst of reimagining the happenings at the courthouse, Enzo fantasizes a scenario where he is able to testify with the help of a voice synthesizer. He weeps tears of joy and relief at the prospect of finally having his daughter back. Outside of the courtroom, Denny breaks down in tears in Mike’s arms. The prosecution abandons the case, officially setting Denny free from his legal troubles. Lawrence approaches Annika and asks her about her testimony.Īfter the recess, Annika recants her statements. Then the judge orders an extended recess, during which Mr. Annika herself takes the stand and reinforces the narrative that Denny seduced her. Several of Annika’s family members testify to remembering Denny constantly flirting with Annika that week, taking any excuse to be alone with her. The prosecution creates a narrative of insidious seduction the week of the family reunion. Lawrence, delivers an uncharacteristically charismatic speech about how the prosecution utterly lacks evidence and their entire case is based upon witness testimony and he-said-she-said. On the final day of deliberation, Denny’s lawyer, Mr. Stein frames Chapter 56 like a courtroom drama as imagined by Enzo, based upon a combination of snippets he overheard from Denny and episodes of Law and Order.

The art of racing in the rain