"So before lond Tommy had gone back to his original defense, producing work that seemed deliberately childish, work that said he couldn't care less." (NLMG, page20)
I really liked this section because I connected to Tommy. He's bullied, that's clear as crystal. What I was pretty proud of myself for discerning was Tommy is inside all of us. When mocked for lack of perfection, he hid in a shell of purposeful stupidity. I often do this when I'm trying to speak French. I 'm not a native, and I feel that if I try all the way, give my all and fail, I'll look even worse than if I just sat there silent. It was so nice to have something to relate to. I have a hunch I'm really going to like Tommy. :)
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