They aren’t able to stockpile very much food the materials they use to store water are repurposed bottles and the wood they use to board up the windows of the house are misshapen and leave gaps. However, no one is taking the impending storm as seriously as Claude. The first ten chapters trace the lead up to the hurricane and show the family making various preparations for the storm on their father’s orders. We learn that Esch has a sexual relationship with Randall’s friend Manny, and later in the story it is revealed that she is pregnant with his child. He uses China to fight, and her puppies will make excellent fighting dogs as well. China is only friendly with Skeet and is his ticket to some financial freedom he could sell China’s puppies for nearly $800. The story begins with Skeetah’s pit bull, named China, preparing to give birth to puppies.
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