# The Eleventh Virgin — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Eleventh Virgin by Dorothy Day.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author offers a playful and unconventional dedication of the book to several individuals, including an unnamed girl and herself, breaking with tradition.
- [The Eleventh Virgin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/the-eleventh-virgin.md): June Henreddy reflects on her life, her relationships, and her pregnancy, grappling with societal expectations and her own desires for autonomy and meaning.
- [Part I: Adolescent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/part-i-adolescent.md): June Henreddy navigates her adolescent years, grappling with intellectual curiosity, religious doubts, and the oppressive atmosphere of her family home. She finds solace in books and a burgeoning sense of self, while her
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/i.md): June recalls her early childhood in a tenement, her imaginative games with sister Adele, her mother Grace's resourcefulness and small indulgences, her friendship with Cathern and Mary, the secret thrills and punishments 
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/ii.md): June experiences her first intense romantic obsession with Mr. Armand, a married neighbor, while her mother is ill and family life becomes strained. She also reflects on earlier childhood crushes and the nature of love, 

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Part II: Still Adolescent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/part-ii-still-adolescent.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Part III: Not So Much So](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/part-iii-not-so-much-so.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Monologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/monologue.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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