e to look pass the problem, and see what everyone refuses to see, fear, conformity, laziness, and see each day a new" (Patch). Using what Arthur told him, Patch was able to help his roommate Rudy, who could not go to the toilet because of an infirmity about squirrels. The precipitance that Patch experienced from creating a war like milieu with imaginary guns and bazookas against the squirrels was unbelievable. Upon helping Rudy subdue this infirmity, Hunter realized he was able to, as Freud would say use a "defense mechanism" (Barry, pg. 98). Hunter is avoiding his painful problems by exerting himself in the aiding of others. It was this incredible feeling of alleviation from his own problems that made Hunter realize he wanted to connect and comfort as many people as possible. Upon this revelation, Hunte
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