He is so cut off from his sadness that he literally does not recognize Alan Johnson, despite sharing a year or more with him in dental school. He refuses to entertain any mention of his family, professing never even to have had one. | He is so cut off from his sadness that he literally does not recognize Alan Johnson, despite sharing a year or more with him in dental school. He refuses to entertain any mention of his family, professing never even to have had one. |