After Adams enlistment to the military forces, Charles is left wretched at his loneliness, due to his father's departure to Washington to become Secretary of Army. Adams confronts his discomfort towards violence as he is forced to train with military equipment. Charles develops the habit of visiting prostitutes twice a month, as he attempts to forget his conscious depression. At one point, he disfigures his face, as a scar from the result of an accident when moving a boulder. Charles urges Adams to return to the farm, but Adam doesn't concede what he desires. In 1885, he is discharged, but he enlists again. However, he later again gets discharged,and travels to Washington, where he meets his father,Cyrus. Yet, he finds his father is wealthy and successful.
What does Cyrus' wealth reveal about his ambitions?
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