In the very last paragraph of Chapter 20, Rick decides he wants to go somewhere where he can see the stars. He gets in his car and leaves San Francisco and ends up in a deserted place where no other living beings reside. At this point he has a few things going through his mind. He wonders how would Dave feel about him now that he is the greatest bounty hunter. Rick seemed to be looking for some sort of confirmation from Dave, but when he could not get a hold of him all of his other emotions and feelings began to take over. He felt hungry and hot, and with these two combined he felt some sort of defeat overcome him.
This is where I related to Rick the most throughout the book. Usually when I have a lot on my mind after something major happens to me, I try to get away as far as I can. Eventually I am alone and lost within my thoughts so I really did not get away from it all. When reality hits and I have to process what happened I may sometimes feel defeat. My question for you all is how do you cope with life altering events?