- I believe David goes to Paris to find himself and get away from everyone and everthing he knows. He really does not know who he is because he does not want to except who he is. I believe he leaves because he thinks that if he leaves his home he can leave the part of him he does not seem to like. David does not want to be around his father because he feels like he disappionts him by being who he is considering the fact that the book paints his father to be this women loving manly man, so he removes himself from the equation. He continues to deny his sexuality and says he is straight. I believe that he succeeds in trying to find out who he is because in Paris he gets his answer that he is a gay man and no matter where he lives or even who hes with he will always be someone who is attracted to men.
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“David goes to Paris to find himself and get away from everyone and everthing he knows.”
Good point, Janessa. David is both looking for a “home” within himself AND trying to run away from the same thing. No wonder he is so confused and conflicted throughout the novel!