Cliff's Notes, Bitches!

Commentary

With Sylvester, Rufus, and Chuck now decidedly "out of the closet,"” the situation erupts into conflict and violence. Sylvester seems incredibly conflicted in this chapter; his initial instinct is to leave, but Cathy manages to convince him to stay by appealing to his curiosity. Sylvester is both repulsed and intrigued by Rufus'’s affair with Chuck; just as Rufus saw elements of himself in Sylvester, Sylvester clearly sees parallels to his own situation in Rufus and Chuck's romance.

Although he is a Casanova himself, Sylvester has an obvious aversion to being played. He becomes hurt when it is revealed that Cathy didn'’t use her real name when she courted him at the nightclub, even though it has little bearing on his situation. Although he is unfaithful himself, he is stunned when, at the end of the chapter, a man answers the telephone at his house.

Glossary:

Deep shit: A difficult situation.

Y'all ass is crazy: Your entire ass is crazy.

Bitch, please: Used to express disbelief at a woman'’s words.

Club hoppin'’: Searching for sexual encounters or cheap thrills at nightclubs

I'ma: I am going to"

Who knew Cliff was down with the brothers? (Do the brothers still say, "down with"?)