“White Angel”
In “White Angel” by Michael Cunningham, the author describes two brothers who experience the many wonders of the transition from kids to teens together. The two protagonists, Carlton (sixteen) and Frisco (nine), are shown experiencing the trials of the newly introduced “freedom” era; With many recently developed drugs and liberal ideals, the so called “hippie” era was the year were it was normal for everyone, no matter the age, to be doing drugs or alcohol, therefore, Carlton, with just having turned sixteen, is taking advantage of all the new opportunities that have risen, but not without his brother, Frisco.
The connection between Carlton and Frisco is clear: Frisco is an extension of Carlton. The constant repetition of “we”…show more content… “He decides to smile at me, He decides to wink;” Frisco discovers, during a usually intimate and private moment, Carlton on top of his girlfriend; To which Carlton responds by smiling and winking instead of getting flustered and embarrassed. This proves the claim that Frisco is an addition to Carlton because Carlton considered it to be an experience in which Frisco and Carlton have lost their virginity, even though Frisco has not physically experienced the intimacy, which is shown when Carlton comes home and says to Frisco “Well, Frisco…Today you are a man.” Carlton knows Frisco is an extension of himself because he says, "Man, when I saw you out there spying on us I thought to myself, yes, Now I am really here” which signifies Carlton feels incomplete without Frisco and
