Minnie Cooper Timeline and Summary

Minnie, now almost 40, was popular as a girl, but despised as a young woman.
Her friends all got married, but nobody proposed to her.
When she was about twenty-six, she began dating a widower, a bank clerk.
The town scorned her and labeled her an adulteress.
Now she lives a bland life, made up only of shopping, walking and film watching
On Saturday night, Minnie gets dressed to go to town with her friends.
She seems nervous and shaky.
As they walk to town she calms down.
When they reach the town square she gets nervous again.
She hears rumors of Will's situation, and feels men watch her with her eyes.
In the movies Minnie begins laughing hysterically.
Her friends take her home and try to quiet her down, especially when her laughter becomes intermingled with screams.