![]() ![]() ![]() Adrian is the only one who seems to have an interesting life-his parents are divorced, which isn’t as common where he lives-but he keeps much about his personal life secret. The boys feel like they’re in a holding pen, waiting for their lives to begin. After discussing his possible reasons for doing so, they conclude that his action was unphilosophical and weak. The rumor is that he did so once his girlfriend became pregnant. He says that this shows that “Eros and Thanatos,” sex and love-which he will refer back to after the students learn that Robson, another student in the school, has killed himself. Tony is surprised when Adrian takes his comment seriously rather than deflecting it ironically. Tony describes the arrival of Adrian Finn to his all-boys London high school, where he forms a close-knit group of friends with Colin and Alex: Adrian will become the fourth, though he’ll remain at a slight distance from the others. He should begin at school since so much began there for him: “At least I know where to start….” Tony notes that time has formed and molded him, although he doesn’t understand it completely yet. ![]() The primary image is the shiny inner wrist it leads to thinking about cold bathwater and a locked door behind which he would hide from his parents as a child. The Sense of an Ending begins with a set of disjointed images-all memories that present-day Tony Webster has of his life. 1-Page Summary of The Sense of An Ending Overall Summary ![]()
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