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I brought a plate to my mother and sat across from her, a small distance away from the throngs of mothers hanging on their son’s shoulders, the fathers holding their hands on their hips, smiling on cue. She’d been crying. She rarely wore makeup but it ran down into the hollows of her eyes that day. It smudged on the back of her wrist where she’d rubbed the tears away while sitting in the barracks parking lot in our ancient gold Chrysler.
“I told you not to do this, John,” she said.
I clenched my jaw. I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion. I had practiced them from the time I turned twelve until I left our house, when I got fed up with nothing and called the only cab that had ever graced our long gravel driveway. “It’s done, Ma.”
What's the meaning of " I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion."?
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“I told you not to do this, John,” she said.
I clenched my jaw. I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion. I had practiced them from the time I turned twelve until I left our house, when I got fed up with nothing and called the only cab that had ever graced our long gravel driveway. “It’s done, Ma.”
What's the meaning of " I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion."?
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Young people are more immature and tend to rebel more, against their parents, against society, etc. When you get older and have more responsibilities, rebelling has more consequences.
"Weak mannerisms" might mean cutting all your hair off or dying your hair purple or sneaking out of the house, etc.
"I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion"
He was still young at that time, he still rebelled, he still did things like cut his hair, do things that his parents' didn't want him to do, etc.
"Weak mannerisms" might mean cutting all your hair off or dying your hair purple or sneaking out of the house, etc.
"I was still young enough then for the weak mannerisms of rebellion"
He was still young at that time, he still rebelled, he still did things like cut his hair, do things that his parents' didn't want him to do, etc.
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