Drummer
"Drummer" is a story about a boy who is trying to be normal in a society full of people who like big, strong, athletic people. The people are looked at as flawless, or else they can't anything wrong. Billy is the exact opposite of what the community accepts. We are very sympathetic toward Billy in Vanderhaghe's "Drummer" because he lives in the shadow of his older brother Gene, Billy's dad won't let him do what he wants, and he takes the blame for getting Nancy home late when it was actually Genes fault. The main reason we feel sympathetic for Billy is his brother, Gene. Billy lives in the shadow of his brother. Gene is the most popular boy in school, the best athlete in the town, and the girls love him. Although Billy has good morals, takes responsibility, and is the more educated son, Gene is "God" in the eyes of the town. "Shit, last year they passed the hat around to all the big shots on the recreation board and collected the dough for one of Gene's liquor fines and give it to him on the q.t." (Vanderhaeghe, p.591). Gene went out on a date with a girl on a date on a bet. Gene lied to her to get her to go out with him. "What I do, Billy," he told me once, "is make myself believe, say... well an H-bomb went off
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Approximate Word count = 2978
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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