Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Friendship Quotes

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Quote #10

As far back as I could remember, Stacey had felt a responsibility for T.J. I had never really understood why. Perhaps he felt that even a person as despicable as T.J. needed someone he could call "friend," or perhaps he sensed T.J."s vulnerability better than T.J. did himself. (11.41)

Friends—or frenemies? What are some characteristics of their relationship that qualify as "friendship"? In what ways does their relationship seem to not be "friendship"?