Henry Skrimshander Timeline & Summary

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Henry Skrimshander Timeline & Summary

  • Even though Mike is initially cruel to him, Henry accepts his invitation to go to Westish College and play baseball.
  • He trains and plays baseball and excels…
  • ... until his wild throw whacks Owen in the head.
  • Henry slowly crumbles until he eventually quits the team in the middle of a game.
  • He sleeps with Mike's girlfriend, Pella, then moves in with her, doing nothing but peeing in bottles and watching TV all the time.
  • Pella tries to talk Henry out of his depression but fails, so she kicks him out.
  • He moves back to his dorm room, but then Guert, Pella's dad, sends him to the Westish championship game.
  • Henry helps the team win—hooray!
  • He gets drafted by his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Hooray again!
  • But he turns them down and decides to stay at Westish and play on the team because he doesn't want anything to ever change. Um, hooray?