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Contrast and compare the way Eric wants to be seen with the way he acts in the novel, Luster?
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Eric wants to be seen as a good family man, but he also wants to relive his youth by dating a younger woman. He drinks too much and has a problem with drugs, but it isn't clear whether this is new behavior or old. In context, Eric is driven by his own desire for pleasure and amusement.
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