"Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things u p my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion." (1.1, Tom).
Tom's honesty from the start is admirable. He knows he won't retell the story perfectly, but the emotions will be conveyed. I enjoyed how real Tom's narration felt because of this speech. While his family is pretty far fetched, his emotions are not. It's typical for a young boy to feel abandoned or unloved, but it is rare for that same boy to have a dillusional mother and an impaired sister. However, the mom's mental capacity and the sisters physical capacity were minor details in the play. The emotion really carries the reader from scene to scene.
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