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1	! In the Novel:
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3	* The various references to Richard's parents--[[ParentalAbandonment who virtually cut him out of their lives after he leaves for Hampden]]--and specifically to his abusive father. Toward the end of the book we discover that [[spoiler:he was physically as well as verbally abusive, hitting both his wife and his child; the first time Richard ever saw him hit his mother was when she casually remarked on a new addition the neighbors had made to their house, which he took as a negative comment on his abilities as a wage-earner. After being hit she tearfully agrees with him to make him stop.]] Richard regarded Julian as the only benevolent parental figure in his life.
4	* Richard's horror when [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone confronted with Bunny's grieving father]]. Doubly awful when you consider how little Richard's own father cares about him.
5	* [[BrokenPedestal Henry's disappointment in Julian]], even considering what he's capable of as a person, is absolutely heartbreaking.
6	--> '''Henry''': I loved him more than my own father. I loved him more than anyone else in the world.
7	* Francis recounting his (pretty awful) childhood to Richard, after having a panic attack and making Richard drive him to the hospital.
8	* Francis confessing to Richard how much he loves Charles, who has been using him for drunk sex and then refusing to acknowledge it.
9	* [[DownerEnding The ending]], particularly [[spoiler: [[{{LonelyFuneral}} Henry's funeral]], [[{{DrivenToSuicide}} Francis's suicide attempt]] and [[{{LoveHurts}} Camilla's refusal of Richard]]]].
10	** Charles' descent into alcoholism and the complete deterioration of his relationship with Camilla. The epilogue does not give one much hope for him.
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