In
“The Exercise,” Bernard MacLaverty contrasts two ideas of
fatherhood—one that is loving and one that is cold and strict. The
lines that best reflect the theme of the strict father figure are the
following:
"You
could have made a better job of it yourself. Other hand." The
same ritual of raising and lowering the left hand with the tip of the
cane to the desired height. "After all, I have taught you some
Latin." Crack. "It would be hard to do any worse."
I
hope it helps, Regards.
