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1. Kind
David is very kind. It is seen from the author’s direct comment about him. As he is a doctor, he opens a free clinic on Tuesday nights for patients who are not
able to pay. She put Phoebe back into the box and tucked the blankets lightly around
her, thinking of David Henry, edged with weariness, eating a cheese sandwich at his desk, finishing a cup of half-cold coffee, then rising to
open the office doors again on Tuesday nights, a free clinic for patients who could not afford to pay him. The waiting room was always full on
those nights, and he was often still there when Caroline finally went home at midnight, so weary herself that she could barely think. This was why
she had come to love him, for his goodness. p. 38 David comes from a poor family that causes him to work very hard in
order to be a doctor. He does a free clinic to give something back over gifts and talents of being a doctor and to realize his words to help the world. When he dies,
a lot of people, even hundreds of people, come to his funeral to honour because they love him. It is seen as Norah, his wife, says about him. Norah says to Paul
that hundreds of come to his funeral when he dies. It is because David provides his time to help people by doing the clinic work. A lot of people love him para.
422. For David, it is pleased to be able to help people in the world. One of the ways is offering healing, as a doctor. Something that he cannot do for people he
loves the most para.137. David also shows his kindness to Rosemary. Rosemary is a pregnant girl
whom David meets in his parents’ house on the day he visits there. David takes Rosemary to his house because Rosemary has no place to go and no friend to stay
with. “’She’s sixteen and pregnant, and she was living in an abandoned house, all alone. I couldn’t leave her there’” p. 365. Although the idea of taking Rosemary
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keeps providing a place for Rosemary to stay para. 395. “’What do you want?’ his father was asking. ‘What do you want from me, Norah? I’ll stay, or I’ll move
out. But I can’t turn Rosemary away. She has no place to go’” p. 366. David is very kind to Rosemary. David brings Rosemary into a house
which he buys and divides into two parts, for him and Rosemary. Because of David’s suggestion and support, she goes back to school. Rosemary is really
thankful to David. “We will.” She put her hand on his knee. “Look, I know we never talk
about it. I don’t even know how to bring it up, really. But what it meant to me-how you helped me-I’m so grateful. I will be forever.”
“I’ve been accused of trying too hard to rescue people,” he said. She shook her head. “In many ways, you saved my life.”
“Well. If that’s true, I’m glad. God knows I’ve done enough damage elsewhere. I never could seem to do Norah so much good.” p. 400
From the speech of David in the conversation above, it is shown that
David feels he cannot make Norah happy. On the other hand, for Rosemary, David has changed her life through everything David does and gives for
Rosemary so that she can go back to school and find a job para. 398-399. David is a hero for her.
2. Protective
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