Pleasure Island is named as a geographic reference point for the Sabine Neches Canal, the waterway that runs between it and Port Arthur. Its sole direct mention places the canal behind Brittney’s former home, tying the island to the landscape of Oscar’s covert return there with two Sligger eggs.

Setting and Geographic Context

The Sabine Neches Canal is described as the waterway between Port Arthur and Pleasure Island. Oscar drives south along the edge of Sabine Lake before reaching Brittney’s old neighborhood; the lake is described as eventually feeding into the ocean.

Connection to the Plot

Brittney’s house backs up to the canal. This detail situates the house at the water’s edge as Oscar approaches it at night with the eggs in his backpack. The scene establishes Pleasure Island only through its geographic relation to the canal; it does not describe events on the island itself.