![]() ![]() We see a more thoughtful David emerge as he considers the role that aging plays in his own life. He stops living quite as recklessly and, whether he wants to or not, he starts to make more of an effort to care for Lucy. ![]() He adjusts the focus of his opera to an older, more subdued Teresa rather than the young, vibrant one he previously intended to make his heroine. Still, he starts to think carefully about age during the events of the novel. Even at the end of Disgrace, he thinks about how being a grandfather is going to seriously damage his romantic prospects, so we can't say he totally gets over it. Nevertheless, over time his perspective towards aging becomes more complex. David seems to try to fight off old age through his relationship with Melanie – her youth appeals to him, and she reawakens feelings that he hasn't experienced in quite a while. David notices this initially when he doesn't attract the same kind of female attention that he used to receive. At 52, we can't really call David old, but we can definitely say that he feels age creeping up on him. ![]()
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