King David's Relationships With Hella And Giovanni

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Loverra Di Giustino
Professor Odhiambo
English 440
September 24, 2016

David's inability to accept his homosexuality causes a lot of uncertainty for him and forces him to struggle in his relationships with Hella and Giovanni. David is running from himself. He is most afraid that he isn’t a “man” because of his illicit desires. After the death of his mother David grew up under a father who drank a lot and slept with many woman. He resented it and it created a distance between them. His inability to bond with his father and the lost of his mother at a young age contributed to his inability to open up to people. His father acted more like a friend to him and so he didn’t have the emotional bonding that he needed growing up. This relationship

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