Mrs. Dempster takes a fall, after being struck by the snowball and because she is pregnant, this causes her to have her baby prematurely. When Dunstable realises that it is him who causes this early birth he begins to feel guilt. The guilt takes over Dunstable and it is even worse because no one knows that it was him who causes the early birth. As his guilt takes over him, Dunny compares what he is feeling to what dying feels like and questions whether that would be better than dealing with this overwhelming guilt: “Ah, if dying were all there was to it! Hell and torment at once, but at least you know where you stand.
Mike was being teased and looked at differently due to his moustache, and Greg was having serious trouble with grades and therefore couldn’t play for a team. Both Mike and Greg went through unpleasant moments because of their conditions. Due to his moustache, Mike’s grandmother confused him with his dead grandfather; she treated Mike as if he were her husband and made him feel bewildered. On the other hand, Greg was having problems with his dad due to his bad grades. That caused Greg to go to an old house, where he found Lemon Brown, where he was terrified for some minutes and experienced a dangerous situation.
When Holden was about thirteen, Allie passed away; causing him to become incredibly distant and angry (39). Holden pushes people away, and never allows them to get close to him because he's afraid to loose them like he lost Allie. This phobia of relationships is also partially the reason he is consistently getting kicked out of schools. He doesn't want to become to familiar with the places or the people; thus, protecting himself from another painful loss. Similarly, in-order to protect himself, Will doesn't allow people to get too close to him.
The woman represents the madness, and intensity of the holocaust. In my life there was a point where we had my aunt live at our house with her son. Her son was lets say different, but because of this he was so annoying and so loud I could never concentrate on my homework which led to my grades falling. He was the madness of my life. 5.Auschwitz.
I found it hard for myself to have sympathy for the main characters because they were dependant, selfish and did not stand up for themselves. Gabriella was unstable and does not address her problems about Liam not staying in town to live with her and let Liam have control of their relationship. I did feel bad that Liam got attacked by the bear, but it was his own fault and he lied to everyone saying that he ran from the bear to protect Gabriella, but in reality he just ran because he was scared and panicked. I think both main characters are to blame for the accident because if Gabriella hadn’t have run away from her problems and told Liam what was bothering her, and handling it as a mature adult, they would never have been in that part of the
Morgan Helums Bain 1 Honors English 11 1 December 2011 Joe Christmas “Abuse of any kind in the earliest years of life is particularly traumatic and can manifest as unhealthy behavior later in life” (Williams). A prime factor in the type of person a child will grow up to be is the environment he or she is raised in. For example, Joe Christmas grew up to be a very abusive man and killed multiple people. Despite the many attempts people made to help Christmas, the memories of his childhood could never be erased. Joe Christmas experienced neglect and abuse as a child and struggled to have a relationship with others, which in turn motivated him to become the isolated and violent man that he was.
These poor parents are wondering why on earth would someone want to shoot defenseless children? My life has changed till that day, I feel so bad for the families behind all these children and adults. If I were put in the same situation where I sent my child off to school, and later realized that I will never be picking them up, I would be heartbroken. The teachers are heroes for risking their lives to help save as many children as possible. This is one of the main reasons why I believe that in the 2nd amendment “the right to bear arms” needs to hold back on the right to have weapons because of all the crazy people we have in this world.
The narrator also has an uncle, who seems like an alcoholic small time crook. The guy talks about his family relations and how his mother don’t want him to be as his father or his uncle on page 1 line 19: I remember she cried a lot because she was always worried that I would turn out like my “stinking, rotting, lout-of-a-father.” I never could figure out who she wanted me to turn out like. Uncle Barney? The only job that I ever knew he had was working as Santa Claus once a year….. I was five and Santa pulled of his beard and asked me to get him a stiff drink.
Willy’s blind faith in his stunted version of the American Dream leads to his rapid psychological decline when he is unable to accept the disparity between the Dream and his own life. Abandonment Willy’s life charts a course from one abandonment to the next, leaving him in greater despair each time. Willy’s father leaves him and Ben when Willy is very young, leaving Willy neither a tangible (money) nor an intangible (history) legacy. Ben eventually departs for Alaska, leaving Willy to lose himself in a warped vision of the American Dream. Likely a result of these early experiences, Willy develops a fear of abandonment, which makes him want his family to conform to the American Dream.
A person with borderline personality disorder is someone that is mentally unstable and shows symptoms of extreme reactions, disturbing and depressing thoughts (Borderline personality disorder/NIMH). Holden suffers this disorder because he ran away from school, has tarnished and broken views on the world, shows lack of self-determination, suicidal thoughts, and holds no real relationship with peers or parents. Holden has had a difficult childhood from the absence of his parents to his beloved brother, Allie’s death; both play a role for his lack of determination to succeed in life. Holden shows no motivation to show his full potential because he feels like he has nothing left for him to live up for anymore. Holden also has no one to rely on as an adviser and help