Chris Summary Ch. 7-8

Shepard beings chapter 7 by meeting with his caseworker. He spends much of the time in the chapter relating James' story about how he ended up in the homeless shelter. The chapter ends after Shepard speaks to Phil Coleman and decides to take Phil's advice about being more proactive about getting a job. At the beginning of the chapter Shepard is more worried about what he is going to do about a job and how his efforts to get hired have not had any success yet. By the end of the chapter Shepard has a very optimistic outlook and is looking forward to using Phil's advice to get a job at Fast Company.

Chapter 8 begins with Shepard going to Fast Company and confronting Curtis just like Phil Coleman told him to, which succeeds in getting him hired as a driver at Fast Company. After being hired Shepard spends his Sunday working for George again pulling weeds and then he has a conversation with a homeless man named Leo. Leo tells Shepard about the different kinds of people and how some people need to wake up and start doing things for themselves. The chapter ends with Shepard looking forward to his new job at Fast Company. The chapter begins with Shepard being very excited, first about his new method of trying to get a job, and then about getting a job. He remains more optimistic throughout the chapter and through his conversation with Leo. At the end of the chapter Shepard seems very relaxed after his job hunting experience and is looking forward to starting his new job.