His dad wanted Thomas to stay away from the streets so that way he knew that he would always be okay. “All Pappy ever wanted to do in life was distinguish himself, to be a man capable of commanding respect in a world that was madly hostile to anyone who looked like him. He didn’t keep it real; he kept his name out of the street.” (Williams 92.) Even though Thomas knew how much his dad wanted him to stay off of the streets, he was still continuing to end up there. Whenever he met a girl named Stacey he would say that he brought home “shame” because he knew how his father would feel about
His dad wanted Thomas to stay away from the streets so that way he knew that he would always be okay. “All Pappy ever wanted to do in life was distinguish himself, to be a man capable of commanding respect in a world that was madly hostile to anyone who looked like him. He didn’t keep it real; he kept his name out of the street.” (Williams 92.) Even though Thomas knew how much his dad wanted him to stay off of the streets, he was still continuing to end up there. Whenever he met a girl named Stacey he would say that he brought home “shame” because he knew how his father would feel about