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The Title Of Gantos's Hole In My Life

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The title, Hole in My Life, has multiple meanings. On a literal note, the term “hole” is prison slang, meaning isolation: “One morning Mr. Bow took me down to the hole, which was a corridor of isolation cells under the hospital wing, when he was doing basic medical rounds” (184). Gantos was in the “hole,” which could be part of what the title represents. Moreover, Gantos will likely struggle getting jobs in the future, due to his criminal record, leaving a hole where he could have been pursuing his writing career as an intern. Lastly, Gantos still displays dislike for his past: “Even now, when walking some of Boston’s meaner streets, I find myself moving like a knife, carving my way around people, cutting myself out of their picture and leaving
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