The Young Man really steals the whole story. The way he refuses to be defined by his circumstnces while still being so deeply shaped by them feels so real. That moment when you learn he's been pretending to read the whole time, but he's still smarter than most people who can, that just hit diferent. His whole philosphy about not commercializing his singing because it's a gift from God shows more integrity than most adults ever manage.
The Young Man really steals the whole story. The way he refuses to be defined by his circumstnces while still being so deeply shaped by them feels so real. That moment when you learn he's been pretending to read the whole time, but he's still smarter than most people who can, that just hit diferent. His whole philosphy about not commercializing his singing because it's a gift from God shows more integrity than most adults ever manage.
The Young Man is one of my favorite characters to ever come alive—he really just wrote himself