Reply To: The Crash: Hank’s perspective
I agree with Sofia in that Hank was the most relatable for me too. As to why he responds to Tegan the way he does, it had been established earlier on that Hank has a “hair-trigger” temper when it comes to protecting Polly so his response to Tegan makes sense, given she’s hurt his wife. Re: Mitch, I think that maybe Hank was telling Polly to stay away from Sadie because he maybe was more worried about how he might respond if he found Mitch threatening Polly. There was foreshadowing when Mitch came over to their house and told Polly to stay away from his daughter and Hank interrupted them. Throughout the book, it’s clear that Hank has a firm boundary that no one should cross and it’s don’t threaten Polly. But he’s definitely got some depth in that his protective nature does extend to others and he appears to have clear boundaries about what is right and wrong but his heart sometimes gets in the way.
