You were never a real Avery, he hissed. You know that, don't you?I do, I said.But Christ on a bike, you came close. You came damned close.
"You were never a genuine Avery," he hissed, suggesting that the narrator's identity was not truly theirs. The voice implies a sense of disapproval or rejection, questioning the narrator's authenticity or belonging.
"You know that, don't you?" he continued, emphasizing the point. Despite this, the narrator admits awareness of the statement. The speaker then concedes that the narrator nearly succeeded in embodying the Avery identity, saying, "But Christ on a bike, you came close," indicating a blurred line between real and perceived identity, highlighting themes of belonging and self-perception.
