Every child, especially in a father-son relationship, is always craving to make your parent proud, to exceed his expectation, to make his father feel like he can say 'boy, that's my son', and in my opinion the worst thing a person can show to another is deception. So obviously even though Tommy does not admit it directly, you can tell that he knows he has disappointed his father by the career and life choices he has taken, which in a way has a huge influence on how Tommy goes about the day.
One thing I found very interesting was the fact that Dr. Adler forgets his wife's death anniversary. I cannot tell exactly if he does it on purpose of he truly forgets it. Tommy is actually quite offended by this and this gives him more material to criticize his father's cruelty and non support. Although many people may argue that this can be seen as a positive attitude, as in a demonstration that the person has moved on with their life and accepted death as a natural thing, I strongly disagree with this opinion. If you were to really believe that you moved on with your life after such a tragic event, you could be brave enough to face it, and remember the person instead of forgetting him/her, if you do this you are simply running away from it all.
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