i know this much is true

Dominick, the protagonist as well as the narrator in I Know This Much is True deals with many deaths, incidents and pain throughout the novel, but although he has so many responsibilities and commitments he doesn’t let himself forget what is keeping him alive love. The love Dominick has for his mother, Connie, is endless, her gentle, harelipped soul keeps Dominick holding on (McCarthy),despite the fact that Dominick assumed “Ma will always love him more than she loves me”, (Lamb, 763) due to his illness. He also finds himself leaning towards his twin brother Thomas, not only in the sense of family, but being able to accept the differences and pain Thomas and Dominick must cope with. However, Dominick soon finds himself coming to the realization that Thomas has caused most of his bizarre feelings and pain. Dominick and his grandfather have much more in common then he suspects, his grandfather teaches him many skills and lessons that keep him moving, wise words such as; “It is all connected, Dominick.

Life is not a series of isolated ponds and puddles; life is this river you see below, before you. It flows from the past through the present on its way to the future….. Life is a river.” (Lamb, 376). His grandfather is saying that, life is not some sort of plan created with a map or a pause button, it keeps moving, it may hit some rocks, or take unexpected turns, but it will keep flowing, like a river. Dominick takes this into his thoughts and uses it to make his way through the week, whether it be just taking it easy, or moving miles and miles away to start a new life, he figures out what is best for himself. “I covered his thumbprint with my thumb and considered for the first time that Papa might have been more than just old pictures - old, repeated stories.” (Lamb, 692). At this moment, Dominick knows that his grandfather had taught him great things, about life, sacrifice, pain and most importantly,