Asummers reading

why don't george and "the guys hanging out on the candy store corner" recognize each other?

In Bernard Malamud´s "A summer´s reading", George likes the fact that his neighbors are beginning to threat him differently because they believe he is spending his time reading. It is as is their new found appraisal of him boosts his confidence. No longer is he just a twenty years old man who lives with his father a sister above a butcher´s shop but rather he has the potential to be somebody. George and the guys on the store did not recognize each other because they always had an impression of George as a shy and silent guy that do not believe himself; however, after George´s discovery, finally realize he was a man "different", sure about himself and his capacity.

George and "the guys hanging out on the candy store corner" recognize each other because they were meeting after a very long time,since after 5 years they were meeting so they don't recognize each other.

the second sentence is a great revision in my opinion. that would be a great topic.

explanation:

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."