"...Tommy had done this particular water colour ---of an elephant standing in some tall grass--- and that was what started it all off. He'd done it, he claimed, as a kind of joke." (19)
During this section of the book, Kathy describes the importance of creativity and expressing such as art or poetry. She then brings up Tommy's lack of artistic skills, followed by how angry he would get because of this or act as though he did not care about his pictures. I dont, however think that Tommy had no creativity, because of how passionate he was about many other aspects of his life. This is proven by how angered he gets at the activities that he cares about. When he got picked last for the soccer game, instead of merely being a little sad and continuing on, he needed to publicly show everyone around just how he felt. So, he can not draw strait lines required to make art look appealing. This does not require creativity, but more a steady hand and the skill to draw something familiar. Tommy, by drawling this elephant, drew something completely foreign, drawling what he felt at the time. So, even though Tommy starts to agree with those who say he has no creativity, by claiming his painting was comical, I think that he knew all along that he was creative, he just did not understand his creativity.
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