"Don't feel badly, Nephew Timothy. Each to his own, each in his own way." (65)

I think this moment is particularly important giving the broad theme of coming of age. Timothy, who is fourteen is endlessly seeking belonging from his family. But, they just brush him off to the side because he is quite different from them. This undoubtedly intensifies his need to belong as it climaxes with him asking his sister Cecy to help him do something that will get everyone's attention. Specifically related to the theme of coming of age is Timothy's realization that he isn't like his family and he never will be. 

Do you think the older Timothy gets the more accepted he will be by his family, or is he doomed to a life of alienation from the ones he cares about the most?