The highway being Ned selling his house and losing his family and the objects thrown at him and the public swimming pool show his life on the street. As his journey progresses, he learns that a good friend was once very ill and no longer drinks. Then Ned arrives at a party and is greatly disliked and treated rudely by the bartender. This is a big blow, the rudeness of paid help is a significant drop in social status. Finally, he ends up with his former mistress. Here, Ned knows he will be welcome, but as before, he is questioned and asked to leave. She also tells him that she won't give him any more money and then asks him, "Will you ever grow up?" He dove in and swam across his pool. This time it was difficult to get out, he was weak and