Ickapoo's reality is ungrounded and he is depressed, lonely. He finds meaning when he finds love and grounds his reality in hope, love, faith.
That night, a Friday, we ordered Chinese Food and watched television together, the six of us. Babette had made it a rule. She seemed to think that if kids watched television one night a week with parents or stepparents, the effect would be to de-glamorize the medium in their eyes, make it wholesome domestic sport. (4.18)
The pervasive culture of television watching is thus seen in the above quote and we see that Babette tries to diminish its glamour by making it a family affair. However television's influence is seen steadily throughout the novel, from the way Denise mutters 'toyota celica' in her sleep to the way the family experiences a numbness
