Anthony Davis didn't say these things just to please Ethan Herd; he just realized that this child has always lived under denial. He lacks encouragement and affirmation from others too much.
Actually, he's very good, but maybe no one is willing to discover his goodness.
Even if they discovered it, they wouldn't think deeper about it. Like today, he hit that man with an ashtray. In the eyes of the teachers and outsiders, they probably still think he has a violent temper, an erratic personality, can't handle any stimulus, and hits people at the slightest displeasure. They think he's a problem student, really a headache.
But no one wants to think about why Ethan Herd is like this.
Because only by becoming like this does he feel he can arm himself to be stronger.
Because he is the only man in the family, he must protect his mum!
For a child, maybe, this is the only thing he can think of and do.
