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1. What is Tommy's life like?

Tommy's life is terribly boring. It is not just his wife Rosa, the store they run, the low profits, or the long, slow hours, but also the sick feeling he has that he is trapped in old mistakes and will never escape.

2. What was Tommy like when he was a kid and went by his birth name, Tony?

When Tommy was a kid and went by his birth name, Tony, he had had many dreams and schemes. He especially longed to get out of the tenement neighborhood where he lived. He attended vocational school to become a shoemaker, but quit when he was 16.

3. Who were the shoe boys?

The shoe boys were petty criminals. They walked the streets with rolls of cash that they flashed in the cellar clubs they frequented. They bought things like a cafe espresso urn and a television for the clubs. They threw parties where they brought in pizza and girls.

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