David is one of Barack’s half brothers, and he’s the second son of the Old Man and Ruth. Following her divorce from the Old Man, Ruth took her sons to Europe with her. But David, unwilling to distance himself from the Kenyan side of his family, ran away back to Kenya and lived with family members, including Roy. While living with Roy, David was killed in a motorcycle accident.
David Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by David or refer to David. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13
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“I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you have control, but you are like a fly in somebody else’s web.”
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David Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by David or refer to David. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
“I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you have control, but you are like a fly in somebody else’s web.”
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Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
