Theo takes the painting and returns home. Later that day while visiting MOMA with his mom again and looking for her after she walks away from him for a minute or two in another part of the museum where there is another exhibit going on he sees Pippa who is talking to Welty who gives him instructions about taking care of The Goldfinch which happens to be a painting they are standing right next to when suddenly an explosion goes off killing both Audrey and Welty but not before Welty instructs Theo take The Goldfinch along with some other things such as a ring belonging to someone named Hobart & Blackwell which will help them find out what happened later on down the road after everything settles down. In an exhibit about Dutch Masters paintings, Audrey shows Theo a painting by Carel Fabritius called The Goldfinch. One day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA), Theo and Audrey are on their way to a meeting regarding Theo’s misbehavior at school. Theo’s father, Larry, has recently left the family and moved to Las Vegas. Theo lives with his mother, Audrey, in New York City. The story begins when he is hiding out in a hotel room as an adult and moves back to his childhood before circling back to adulthood. It follows the life of Theo Decker from his early teens into his late twenties. 1-Page Summary of The Goldfinch Overall Summaryĭonna Tartt’s book, The Goldfinch, was a national best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2014.
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