# Alice Adams — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/i.md): Virgil Adams, recovering from an illness, is cared for by his wife and a nurse, Miss Perry. Mrs. Adams hints that he should not return to his old job, sparking a tense argument. Virgil lies awake through the night, irrit
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/ii.md): Alice Adams, preparing for a dance, interacts with her mother and father, revealing family tensions over finances and Virgil Adams's illness. Alice urges her mother to be more tactful with her father, while Mrs. Adams pr
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/iii.md): Alice Adams, after a tense exchange with her mother about Virgil Adams, prepares for an outing. She discards old calling cards from her 'Alys' period, dons a stylish outfit, and walks through town. She pauses at the Palm
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/iv.md): Alice Adams decides to wear her white organdie dress to a dance and asks her mother to put in a new lining. Meanwhile, Virgil Adams, recovering from illness, tries to discuss his worries about his job and finances with A
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/v.md): Alice and her mother work on her dress for the dance, while the household cook quits after a frustrating experience with the gong. Alice daydreams about the evening, longing for flowers, and later finds violets in the ya

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- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alice_adams_se/chapters/xxv.md)

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