# Not Without Laughter — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

- [Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/i-storm.md): A cyclone strikes Stanton, terrifying Aunt Hager and Sandy. They take shelter in their home as the storm tears off their porch. Sandy worries about his mother Annjee, who is late returning from work. After the storm, the
- [Conversation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/ii-conversation.md): Sandy wakes up and plays with Buster and Willie-Mae. A letter arrives from Jimboy, causing excitement. Aunt Hager and Sister Whiteside share a meal and discuss family matters, including Harriett's future and Tempy's soci
- [Jimboy's Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/iii-jimboy-s-letter.md): Annjee receives a letter from Jimboy, who is returning home after injuring his back working on a railroad section gang. She reflects on their marriage, his restless nature, and her own desire to travel. Aunt Hager disapp
- [Thursday Afternoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/iv-thursday-afternoon.md): Aunt Hager does the Reinharts' washing while Sandy and Jimmy Lane fetch the laundry. Harriett returns home from the country club, leading to a heated argument with Hager about her behavior, her defiance of church and res
- [Guitar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/v-guitar.md): In this chapter, Jimboy returns to Stanton and spends the evening playing guitar and singing with Harriett in the yard, while Annjee, his wife, feels neglected and jealous. The family and neighbors gather to listen to a 

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- [Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/vi-work.md)
- [VII: White Folks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/vii-white-folks.md)
- [Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/viii-dance.md)
- [Carnival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/ix-carnival.md)
- [X: Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/x-punishment.md)
- [XI: School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xi-school.md)
- [XII: Hard Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xii-hard-winter.md)
- [XIII: Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xiii-christmas.md)
- [Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xiv-return.md)
- [One by One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xv-one-by-one.md)
- [Nothing but Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xvi-nothing-but-love.md)
- [Barbershop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xvii-barbershop.md)
- [Children's Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xviii-children-s-day.md)
- [XIX: Ten Dollars and Costs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xix-ten-dollars-and-costs.md)
- [XX: Hey, Boy!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xx-hey-boy.md)
- [Note to Harriett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxi-note-to-harriett.md)
- [Beyond the Jordan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxii-beyond-the-jordan.md)
- [Tempy's House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxiii-tempy-s-house.md)
- [A Shelf of Books](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxiv-a-shelf-of-books.md)
- [Pool Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxv-pool-hall.md)
- [XXVI: The Doors of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxvi-the-doors-of-life.md)
- [XXVII: Beware of Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxvii-beware-of-women.md)
- [Chicago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxviii-chicago.md)
- [Elevator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxix-elevator.md)
- [Princess of the Blues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxx-princess-of-the-blues.md)

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