Chapter 8 is a story about Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Malloy, who live in a giant boiler abandoned by one of the canneries. They have
lived in there since 1935. At that time, it was an ideal place to live in. In
1937, the economy picked up a little. The canneries worked full time catching fish and there was shortage of housing. Mr. Malloy
started renting out sections of pipe in the lot for men to sleep in. Once Mr.
Malloy became a landlord, Mrs. Malloy felt her status had improved and she began
to decorate the boiler using rug, washtub and lamb. When she tried to
buy curtains, her husband pointed out that the boiler had no window and
discouraged her. That upset Mrs. Malloy greatly.
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