Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Is Dickie Finally Starting to See Tom's Obsession?

Throughout the novel, Tom’s character keeps unfolding. Like I had mentioned in my previous post, Tom is now making it very clear to the reader that he has sociopathic problems. The most insightful scene in the novel, thus far, was when Tom models Dickie’s clothes in the mirror. This was after Tom had both mimicked Dickie’s walk and spied on Dickie and Marge when they were intimate. Tom’s fascination with Dickie reached the all time high when dressed as Dickie, parted his hair like him and mimicked his voice, all while admiring himself in the mirror. To Tom’s surprise, Dickie was standing in the door way.
Is Dickie finally starting to see that Tom is obsessing over him? I asked myself this question again in the next following pages when Dickie calls Tom out on his jealousy of Marge. It is typically not seen as normal to be so emotionally attached with someone after only knowing the person for three months, especially if they are of the same gender. At this point Dickie alerts Tom that he is not gay. It seems to me that Dickie is starting to get the idea that Tom may be more interested in just an overseas friendship.

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