Prince of Tides

Tom has continued to tell stories of harsh whippings and brutalities from his father but there are a few that stand out in particular. The family had gone up to Stone Mountain just when their father had returned from overseas. While there he burst into a furious rage and attacked everyone in the family. It went far enough as to which his younger brother luke picked up a knife and tried to kill him though he was only 8 years of age. Tom speaks of how he wishes he had the strength to do this and how that is why his brother has always had something he has not. He also explains that situations like this one are the ones that make him feel as if his brother is superior in age to him along with leadership.