Coming Of Age In Dubus' The Intruder

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with her. This can be seen when he discovers that she smokes and pleads with him not to tell their parents and he simply says, "I won't" (200). In addition, he also notices that she looks as if she had been smoking for a long time, possibly the entire summer they had been at camp and he never knew, and he was hurt (201). This demonstrates how Connie did not feel the same way about Kenneth because she obviously did not tell him everything about her.
It is clear that Kenneth seeks his sister's approval when we are told, "He believed that Connie thought he was exactly like her, that he was talkative and well liked. But she never saw him with his classmates. He felt that he was deceiving her" (199). This line is important because it is part of the reason that Kenneth wants to protect his sister from the prowler. If he could shoot a prowler, she would always love him.
It is also important to note that when he hears the noise outside the first things he considers is "He's by ...

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