I haven't read the original work,but I can feel that Bertram is a homo and crushing one Marcus
1.Ignore at first --- hide emotion
2.Sing "March of the Volunteers" at first meet --- so exciting
3.Loud music he play in the dorm -- attention attraction
4.Twelfth Night.--- obviously hint his feel for Marcus
5.Sensitive to the love letters. ---- "You don't feel anything for me?"
6.Last glance back in the church. ---- full of depression
7:The dean asks Marcus how many dates he has gone since he's been Winsberg,this is an odd question at that situation;,he probably want to tell Marcus,Bertram needs to be cared just like you are,but Marcus thinks about blew thing,gets angry and changes the subject to religion issues.
Anyway,this is the cause of the stories next to it,if my guess is right,homosexual repression in that time.sad stories for both of the two people
1.Ignore at first --- hide emotion
2.Sing "March of the Volunteers" at first meet --- so exciting
3.Loud music he play in the dorm -- attention attraction
4.Twelfth Night.--- obviously hint his feel for Marcus
5.Sensitive to the love letters. ---- "You don't feel anything for me?"
6.Last glance back in the church. ---- full of depression
7:The dean asks Marcus how many dates he has gone since he's been Winsberg,this is an odd question at that situation;,he probably want to tell Marcus,Bertram needs to be cared just like you are,but Marcus thinks about blew thing,gets angry and changes the subject to religion issues.
Anyway,this is the cause of the stories next to it,if my guess is right,homosexual repression in that time.sad stories for both of the two people