At last he was what he had always pretended to be. An ordinary, powerless man. He hated it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character finally becomes the ordinary person he pretended to be but hates it.
- In plain terms
- He finally became normal like he said he was, but he hates it.
- What can you take from it?
- Identity pretenses can hide true desires that surface when they break.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What identity do you hide?
- Are you comfortable being ordinary?
Another view
It assumes being ordinary is negative without considering other values.
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