Called a low-life, a reactionary, an obstacle to progress, racist, anti-woman (and even, pro-rape), in an environment where offering anything other than a loud cheer (or should we just say, offering up a Jeffrey J.!--Great stuff, Tyee!) when encountering any subject matter which comes within a thousand miles of what might be construed, even in a thick, pea-soup, foggy day, as PC, is hunting death-smack, Patrick McEvoy (-Halston) could not be broken: taking heart in others -- such as Emma Arabella -- who kept going (when others might not have) despite the daily cruelties the cruel world offered her, Patrick kept hope that he might one day succeed in showing future would-be low-life, anti-progress, reactionist, racist, anti-woman (and even, pro-rape)ists, how, with a strong belief in yourself, and a little pluck and luck!, you really can succeed, despite it all. - - - You know M2, this could work for me: I think you might be right that narratives like this one -- despite their evid...