Conversation so far:
How does the story Ode to Billie Joe begin?
The song Ode to Billie Joe begins on June 3 with the narrator, her brother and her father returning from farming chores to the family house for dinner.
What did the local boy in Ode to Billie Joe do?
In Ode to Billie Joe, local boy Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

Question: Why did he jump?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Billie Joe jump in Ode to Billie Joe?