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What Is The Reasoning Behind All Ahead Of Them By Tobias Wolff

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“Both of them known by names that weren 't really theirs, though of course he 'd been saddled with his, and she had chosen hers” help to introduce the characters Thomas and Nedra in Tobias Wolff 's “All Ahead of Them” and describe the reasoning behind their nicknames to which they go by (3). “Bud” became Thomas ' nickname when he was a baby, which he grew to dislike but could not shy away from. Nedra referred to herself as “Arden” to become distant from the embarrassment she felt from the crime of her grandmother who was imprisoned for selling marijuana and later killed herself. Both, Bud and Arden live with the lies of their name to the public, one forced upon him and one by choice. While Bud describes Arden as though she has “an air of

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