Wow. If that's the plot of one of Clancy's recent books, then it sounds like one of the most worthless pieces of childish, steroid-induced psychosis ever written.
From what I've seen, Draper doesn't exactly "scream" at people who smoke somewhere near him (at least not everyone)--usually he just gets antsy with them (OK, pretty antsy sometimes). And I'd be surprised if he yells at people smoking in a designated smoking area and tells them to stop, but I haven't seen him in this situation.
For what it's worth, Draper is no longer in his 50s--he was born in 1944 (I don't know the date), so he's now 62 or 63. But he did start going to raves when he was in his 50s, and sometimes still does. Though as others have commented here, going to raves in one's 50s (or later) isn't necessarily a sign of being disturbed.
As for yelling at one's parents because they smoke, I don't know the whole reason he did that, but I'd say getting after people because they smoke isn't a bad idea, whether or not you think it's politically correct or anyone's business but the smoker's. Getting after a close relative for smoking could be considered concern for one's family members. Draper claims to have a tobacco smoke allergy; I don't know if that's real, or whether he's concerned about his health risks for breathing secondhand smoke, and claims the allergy in order to give him more ammunition around smokers.
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Wow. If that's the plot of one of Clancy's recent books, then it sounds like one of the most worthless pieces of childish, steroid-induced psychosis ever written.
From what I've seen, Draper doesn't exactly "scream" at people who smoke somewhere near him (at least not everyone)--usually he just gets antsy with them (OK, pretty antsy sometimes). And I'd be surprised if he yells at people smoking in a designated smoking area and tells them to stop, but I haven't seen him in this situation.
For what it's worth, Draper is no longer in his 50s--he was born in 1944 (I don't know the date), so he's now 62 or 63. But he did start going to raves when he was in his 50s, and sometimes still does. Though as others have commented here, going to raves in one's 50s (or later) isn't necessarily a sign of being disturbed.
As for yelling at one's parents because they smoke, I don't know the whole reason he did that, but I'd say getting after people because they smoke isn't a bad idea, whether or not you think it's politically correct or anyone's business but the smoker's. Getting after a close relative for smoking could be considered concern for one's family members. Draper claims to have a tobacco smoke allergy; I don't know if that's real, or whether he's concerned about his health risks for breathing secondhand smoke, and claims the allergy in order to give him more ammunition around smokers.