"I wasn't not wanting to go..." pg. 221
The quote above (spoken by Tommy) is a litote. It is an understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form. Tommy is telling Kathy and Ruth that he wanted to go see the ship but he was unable. He is saying that he hasn't gone yet because he didn't want to but because he couldn't. What he is talking about going to see is a beached ship. Kathy came to his center and pocked him up and took him, along with Ruth, to see the ship that everyone was talking about. As they were driving, Tommy was asked if he had already seen it and his response was no because he was unable.
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