In the past Artie may have felt that his mother was always trying to compare him to her first son Richieu, which may be the reason for Artie having to stay in a mental hospital for three months. In the present time, in spite of his mother's actions towards him, Artie tries to be away from home as often as possible. So, he stays over at his girlfriend's place a few days at a time. The fourth frame of this short story depicts Artie running down the sidewalk, and his narration above reading: 'I'd just spent the weekend with my girlfriend, Isabella. (My parents didn't like her.) I was late getting home.' As I mentioned before, Artie probably stays at his girlfriend's house often because he does not want to be near his parents which explains why he was late. There is little if any connection between Artie and his parents, especially with his mother. He knows that he will never be his older brother Richieu and this disappoints his parents. The fifth frame of this strip is one of the most important frames. In this frame, Artie expresses to the reader for the first time the guilt he has developed resulting from his mother's suicide. He states 'I suppose that if I'd gotten home when expected, I would have found her body.' Accentuating 'I' by bolding it and making it stand out, demonstrates to the reader that he puts the blame on himself for his mother's suicide and feels guilty. The subsequent two frames reveal that