(Vanderhaghe p.599). Nancy still calls herself Gene's date even though Billy kept her company, took her home, and gave her his scarf and mitts. "Then I try to kiss her. She sort of straight-arms me. I get the palm of my own glove in the face.
             "What are you doing?" She sounds mad.
             "I'm not your date," she says real offended. "I'm your brother's date."(Vanderhaghe p.601). We feel the most sympathetic when this happens because we as readers realize that Billy can't win.
             We feel sympathy for Billy in "Drummer" because he lives in the shadow of Gene, his father won't let Billy do what he want, and he took the blame for Gene the whole night. Billy is never going to get out shadows if he
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