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3. Calm
From direct comment of the author, it is seen that David is calm. He keeps being calm in every situation even in an emergency situation. He can control
himself not to be in a rush. It is seen when Norah is going into labor. The way he drives shows that he is careful. “Methodical, purposeful: even in an emergency
he could not change his nature. He came to a full stop at every light, signalled turns to empty streets” p. 14.
The author gives direct comment on how calm David is when Norah gets hurt. The way David gives her first aids gets Norah to admire him. “She watched
him picked out the glass. He was careful and calm, absorbed in his thoughts. She knew he would attend to any patient with these same practiced motions” p.110.
It is also shown from David’s speech that he is a calm fellow. When Paul’s arm is broken, David calmly picks Paul up to the clinic. He tries to throw Paul’s
fear away. “Well, I’m not sure, “he said calmly, though he was nearly certain that it
was. He rested Paul’s arm gently on his chest, then put one hand on Norah’s back to comfort her. “Paul, I’m going to pick you up. I’m going to
carry you to the car. And then we’re to go to my office, okay? I’m going to show you all about X-rays.” p. 193
When Paul runs from home, David successfully brings Paul back home.
As Paul gets into the car, they have no words to say in a few moments. That is David. He can control himself not to say too many words. As soon as they have
conversation after their silence, David can understand Paul’s running away from home. Paul asks David why David keeps silence about Norah’s affair with
Howard because Paul certainly knows that David also know it para. 254-255.
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Norah, his wife, having an affair with Howard, a man they meet in the beach. David makes a choice to leave Howard’s cottage where Norah and Howard’s
laughter fill the air with Norah’s clothes scattered. David goes back to their family’s cottage and works with the photos. He says nothing about Howard to
Norah. His darker secret about Phoebe, his daughter with Down syndrome, is David’s reason to keep silent about Norah’s affair para. 259. That David is a
calm man is seen through his way of responding situations above.
4. Secretive
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