Analysis Of Old School By Tobias Wolff

Throughout the novel Old School, by Tobias Wolff, the narrator showcases an example of him severely violating his personal integrity. He also shows a lesser offense of his personal integrity. “Word by word I gave it all away. I changed Ruth’s first name to mine, to place myself unmistakably in the frame of these acts and designs.” The author completely compromises his personal integrity by plagiarizing a beautiful piece of writing to try to win a private audience with Ernest Hemingway. Even when asked about the plagiarized writing, he “still thought of it as mine.” The narrator believed his “own life laid bare on the page.” But, despite the poem being so relatable to the narrator and no matter how much he convinces himself that the writing