Ponyboy just had to see Johnny kill Bob and that was enough to make him lose his innocence. People like Randy and Steve just resent and hate the world so much that that would cause them to lose their innocence as well. Someone could lose their innocence just by thinking bad thoughts. S.E. Hinton definitely does not agree with William Blake’s poem: The Lily because in The Lily, William Blake is saying that innocence cannot be abolished or destroyed.
Instead of repenting for his sins he escapes them. Plus he is worried about his daughter because he believes that they will have a horrible future because of him. (LINES 1318-1923) Also by acting in his weak behavior he is trying to avoid his fate again. He does this physically. Because he was blind to the prophecy, he blinds himself to remember everything he had done.
Darl is also brings humiliation for Anse because other townsfolk are always talking about Darl and how strange he is. His parents aren’t the only ones who have a troubled relationship with Darl. Jewel absolutely hates his brother Darl. Darl frequently torments his younger brother giving reason for Jewel to shun Darl. Dewey Dell hates Darl because she can’t keep any secrets from him, because he can look at her and know what she’s hiding.
Also, her lack of intelligence has left her with no job and an inability to get a job. In the story, there are many reasons contributing to Jean’s feeling of emptiness and difficulty in her life. To begin, her husband, Ross feels as though he has married beneath himself, and he does not love her anymore. Their marriage was most likely caused by Jean getting pregnant with their son, which made Ross feel like he had to marry her out of force. In the story, Ross specifically tells their son, Kevin that he should try not to marry beneath himself because he will end up stuck in the same situation as him.
Like George, Candy only wanted his dog dead to prevent it from enduring the suffering that they both face from oppressors. “You seen what they did to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else. What they can me here I wisht somebody shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that.
While the bull was striking towards him, he then seemed to think the world was nothing but chaotic. 2. The relationship between Grendel and his mother is awful because while he was trapped in a tree, he continued to call out her name and she didn’t appear to be there. 3. While his dragon encounter, he learns that humans are frightened by him because he is different.
Lennie has always caused them trouble but this time it’s serious, he killed the bosses son, Curley’s, wife and Curly is out for blood. After the accidental murder of Curley’s wife Lennie runs off to the pond he and George slept at the night before their first day at work, because that’s where George told
A main example from the book is that Melinda kept this huge secret held inside. She was too fearful to share it with anyone so instead she decided to keep it her secret. This turned out to be extremely detremental to her well being. It caused her grades to drop, she became an intravert, not wanting to speak to anyone or function properly as a teenager, she isolated herself from others and had no motivation to do anything. Melinda turned from being a loving young lady who had a close relationship with her parents to a recluse who became distant to her parents, friends and everyone.
Emily's Isolation Having to deal with someone who is in their own world, their own different state of mind rather than the regular thoughts people have is difficult. Emily Grierson seems to be a woman who keeps to herself, and those who are closest to her such as her father, Tobe, and at one point Homer Barron; once those ones who are close to her vanish she resorts to closing off her life in eventual complete isolation from the outside world until her death. Emily being the way she is, it makes the townspeople want to have an understanding for her situation, but they cannot seem ti find a way to put up with the consequences from the way she acts around the people of the town ans also how she treats them. The townspeople all come a census of something they don't like of Emily and go to the Board of Aldermen and ask them to do something about the problem that she is
His most memorable trip is going to the cabin on Russian River. Halloween and Christmas were special times for him and his brothers. His mother became depressed and started drinking. During her drinking episodes, she would take out her ill feelings on Dave. He would be ordered to stand in the corner of his mother's bedroom and he knew better than to move or ask to be released.