March 8 - Chapter 7: History (School)

This chapter opens with the idea of the Donor in literature, who is a character who in some way assists the protagonist by giving them what they need (be it information, magic, or what have you) in order to solve their problems. Various examples of this include Virgil, in Dante's Inferno, Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, and Ulmer's example, Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.

The donor represents the institution of The Street - outside of the school, an unusual figure gives you help and assistance. As such, it falls in line with the community discourse. The community is one of the first places that a protagonist goes in search of adventure, and these first adventures are critical in the development of the character and his discourses.