Marrow Thieves Question

The Marrow Thieves is a coming-of-age novel that explores the themes of adolescence, adulthood, and more specifically, manhood. French has an outdated idea of manhood, in which he is the protector, provider, and hero. But deep inside, he feels like a young, awkward, teenage boy. From this tension comes French’s anger and jealousy. When Derrick tries to make him look bad, French boyishly feels the need to prove he is a man. The only way he knows how to do this is through an angry outburst. Without realizing it, he ends up hurting Rose. This is because his strong feeling of love for her also brings up his insecurity and doubts.