Tears of a Tiger Guilt and Blame Quotes

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Quote #10

I will never, never forget him, or that terrible night. And we felt guilty too—guilty that it was our stupid behavior that caused it, and guilty that we had lived and he had died. I been able to deal with the guilt—day by day it gets easier to handle. But you—you never got out from under the blame you put on yourself. (44.1)

Tyrone's letter shows us how everyone else feels about the accident. It's not just Andy who feels guilty over Robbie's death; the other boys do, too. He doesn't get why Andy didn't talk to them about it or heal with them, and instead just pushed them away.