How has Rufus changed since the last trip? The Fight

In this long middle section, Dana encounters Rufus as a young adult and realizes that despite her earlier attempts to mold him a positive manner, he has grown into exactly the man he was destined to be: callous, cunning, capricious, and desirous of wielding his power over his inferiors. He is no longer friends with Alice, but rather is her persecutor, master, and rapist. He is still somewhat aware of Dana’s importance to him, but he grows more obsessed with her and attempts to control her as much as he can. This includes beating her when she runs away, lying to her about sending the letters to Kevin, enlisting her “help” in having Alice go to him and manipulating her by threatening others, and then finally forbidding her to leave with Kevin.