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What does the title of Chapter 3, "That Old Catastrophe" allude to? Why is this significant?
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"That Old Catastrophe" refers to a line from the poem "Sunday Morning" by Wallace Stevens. Later in the narrative, the author points out her mother's love for Stevens's poetry. This poem is focused on post-Christian paganism and relates directly to Bruce Bechdel's death.