N is super happy to go to parties with Klara. She gives him the perfect excuse not to socialize. He sits in an empty room away from the festivities, playing with the baby, feeding and rocking her, and feeling perfectly justified in not mingling. From the identity of an unsociable fellow he has seamlessly moved into the persona of a good father who sacrifices his burning need to socialize to the needs of the baby.
Change of Identity
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