Amalia's Defiance and the Family FallAmalia's rejection of Sortini's summons destroys her family's standing.1Sortini at the Fire-Brigade Festivalthree years before the story2The Torn Letterthe morning after the festival3The Family's Ostracismthe days following the letter4Amalia's Long Silencethe months after the family moved to the hovel5Amalia's Present Exhaustionwhen K. visits the Barnabas house