Henry DeTamble
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Ever since I started reading The Time Traveler's Wife, the more I read it, the more I see elements in Henry's life that are in mine.
Like Henry, I have/had issues. Like Ingrid, my ex-girlfriend had issues. (That's why Ingrid and Henry never lasted. They both had issues.) I've found a really sweet girl who means the world to me (I call her "my Clare").
Like Henry, I love my mom dearly and am attached to her that I'd probably be as broken as Henry if she died (the way he was broken when she died). And my dad's that way too--like Henry's dad when Henry's mom died--he'd be as broken as him if my mom died.
Like Henry, I don't drive. My dad takes pride in his driving like Henry's dad takes pride in his violin playing, and like Henry's dad, my dad is frustrated with me because I can't learn to drive (much like how he gets frustrated with Henry for not learning the violin).
And like Henry, I have a friend (a friend of my girlfriend's) who is in love with my girlfriend (like Gomez was with Clare) even though he has a girlfriend of his own (like Gomez and Charisse).
Why am I seeing elements of Henry's life that are in mine the more I read The Time Traveler's Wife?
Is this weird?
And even though I despise the movie version (the book is way better), I can't help but notice how the actress who plays Henry's mom in the subway scene looks like my mom.
Like Henry, I have/had issues. Like Ingrid, my ex-girlfriend had issues. (That's why Ingrid and Henry never lasted. They both had issues.) I've found a really sweet girl who means the world to me (I call her "my Clare").
Like Henry, I love my mom dearly and am attached to her that I'd probably be as broken as Henry if she died (the way he was broken when she died). And my dad's that way too--like Henry's dad when Henry's mom died--he'd be as broken as him if my mom died.
Like Henry, I don't drive. My dad takes pride in his driving like Henry's dad takes pride in his violin playing, and like Henry's dad, my dad is frustrated with me because I can't learn to drive (much like how he gets frustrated with Henry for not learning the violin).
And like Henry, I have a friend (a friend of my girlfriend's) who is in love with my girlfriend (like Gomez was with Clare) even though he has a girlfriend of his own (like Gomez and Charisse).
Why am I seeing elements of Henry's life that are in mine the more I read The Time Traveler's Wife?
Is this weird?
And even though I despise the movie version (the book is way better), I can't help but notice how the actress who plays Henry's mom in the subway scene looks like my mom.