I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 15

Dominick meets with Thomas' new doctor, Dr. Patel. She tells him that Thomas had an outburst in the cafeteria because of the cameras watching him. He ended up turning over the table dumping all the food off of it. The doctors in charge of Thomas want to up his Haldol, which Dominick knows will turn him into a zombie. Dr. Patel plays a tape recording of her meeting with Thomas, and then tells Dominick she agrees with him that increasing the Haldol isn't the best idea. Dominick is surprised that she agrees with him.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapters 13 - 14

Dominick remembers Ralph Drinkwater's twin sister Penny. She was abducted and murdered by the edge of the Falls.  Dominick felt guilty because the day before she died he had lied and said that Penny had stolen Oreo cookies, and got her in trouble with the principal. In Chapter 14, Dominick remembers the baby that he and Dessa lost when she was three weeks old. Angela died of SIDS. It ended up being the cause of their marriage failing because of Dominick's failure to express his feelings over her death.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 12

Dominick goes to visit his friend Leo.  He has known him since they were kids and wants to talk to him about Thomas' situation.  Leo is also Dominick's ex-brother in-law, married to Dessa's sister Angie.  Dominick remembers the old days when he and Dessa introduced Angie to Leo, and how Angie got pregnant.  Leo works for Dominick's ex-father in-law at a car dealership.  At the end of their visit Leo asks Dominick if he can be added to the short list of Thomas' visitors.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 11

Dominick goes to the doctors to have his injuries documented. He visits Ray to let him know what is going on with Thomas. Ray already knew because he had read about it in the newspaper. Dominick visits Henry Rood's house, a painting customer who's job he is behind on, and reassures him that he will return to finish the job soon.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 10

Dominick recalls a school field trip to New York City. Thomas ends up locking himself in the bathroom on the bus and almost ruins the trip for everyone.  Dominick ends up getting stuck with Thomas for the whole day of the field trip, because Thomas was upset after the incident. When they get home Dominick tells his mother the trip was boring, and doesn't mention Thomas locking himself in the bathroom.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapters 8 & 9

Dominick meets with Thomas's new social worker at Hatch. The social worker tells him about the "Psychiatric Security Review Board." They are a new government assigned commitee that will decide how long Thomas will have to stay at Hatch. Dominick also learns that he will not be able to see Thomas for at least two weeks. The social worker confidentially tells Dominick that he should go to a doctor and get his injuries documented.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 7

Dominick is recovering from his run-in with the security guards of the hospital his brother is now being kept at. He is very sore from being kneed in the groin area, and is considering sueing the guards for being rough on him. This chapter goes into Joy's past, and that she was abused by a family friend when she was younger. Connie Chung wants to interview Dominick about Thomas. Joy thinks he should do it, but he doesn't want to. Dominick tries to decide how to proceed in getting Thomas moved back to Settle.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 6

Dominick lives in a apartment with his girlfriend Joy. Dominick talks about Joy and the fact that she has many problems from her past. She is fifteen years younger than he is, and was married two times before the age of twenty-four. There future together is uncertain, partly because Joy does not like being around Thomas. Thomas scares Joy because of his resemblance to Dominic. Although Dominic knows that his ex-wife has moved on he stills cares for her. It bothers him when he hears of new things she is experiencing. Dessa, his ex, had always liked Thomas. She still continued to visit him at the hospital, even after the divorce. Dominic is considering his options of what he should do to change the hospital that Thomas is currentely at.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 5

The two brothers and their mother go to a pre-back to school movie marathon.  It brought back memories of when I was a child and went to the movies with my mom and brothers. I remember my brother, Glenn getting carded, because they thought he was to old to get the child price. My mom was so mad about it, she showed his military dependant identification card to prove he was young enough. My brother was very tall for his age. Dominick talked about the bad boys in the theater that threw popcorn boxes and candy. He was kind of amused with the candy flying through the air and hitting the backs of the seats like bullets. Dominick also remembered going to the movies and seeing "The Wizard of Oz" and that he and his brother were both afraid of the flying monkeys. I always hated that part of the movie, everytime that part came on I would go to the bathroom. Still as an adult I don't like that part of the movie.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapters 3 & 4

Dominick suffers from insominia. Brought on by worry for his brother, and discontentment with his own life. A failed marriage he still longs for, and a relationship he is in only half-heartely, only further complicate his life. While accompanying his brother during his commitment into a higher security hospital, Dominick sees what his brother's treatment is like. He argues with and physically challenges the police and hospital guards, fighting for his brother who is helpless in handcuffs.

I Know This Much Is True - Chapter 2 - pages 9-46

The dying and death of the twin's mother was felt differentely by the boys. Dominick, the writer visits and sees physically how much his mother is changing through her illness. Thomas, the brother has times that he is in his own world and is obsessed with his own wants. Then there are times that he realizes that his mother is indeed dying. Dominick struggles with his own grief and having to watch after his brother, and the frustration that it brings. Even after their mother died, Dominick stayed at the hospital, after their step-father had left, to deal with Thomas' delayed reaction to hearing of her death.

I Know This Much Is True

In the opening chapter the story of identical twin brothers is told, one who struggles with the differences of their minds, and the other who is in a world of his own. The writer, who watches his brother deal with demons in his mind, struggles with guilt and anger over an incident in which his twin severs his own hand as a offering to the Lord God Almighty. He sees his twin even more rickety than the cart from which he sells cigarettes and newspapers from at the state hospital. He feels he should have noticed signs of what was to come. The writer struggles with his love/hate relationship with his brother.