Sam also doesn’t recognize Peter as his father and either Peter or Sam, both of them are cold and not respect each other. Sam also not respect to his dad, hated his father, yelled when talked to him. In other words, Sam was messed up in all the aspects; his relationships and appearances. He has to go through a longs way to finally become an adult. In several interaction scenes between Sam and his dad, mom, brother, we will see the mentally and physically changed Sam and the way he treats with others.
He is very distant even from his family, his grandchildren don't like to visit him and they misbehave during the funeral. Walt also judges them without having into account that they are little kids and teenagers, he dislikes the way they dress and their attitudes. As for Walt's sons, my impression is that he feels like they are trying to send him to the old people's house to get rid of him and take over his belongings, the house and his beautiful car, the Gran Torino. Another issue that Walt has to face after the funeral is that Father Janovich is tries to talk with him in order to get him to confession, because he had promised Walt's wife he would do so after her passing away. This is very difficult to Walt because a younger man is talking him about life, being that he has had strong and near experiences with death, so Walt stereotypes him as a young virgin speaking things learned at school, but that the Father didn't even understand according to him.
In the group is Alison Reynolds the misfit, Andrew Clark the jock, Brian Johnson the geek, Claire Standish the princess and John Bender the rebel. It is apparent that they all have stressed relationships with their parents, are unsure about their future and have immense pressure from their peers (Loukides, 30). Allison Reynolds is a strange, unusually silent character, who is a mystery to most people. She did not do anything to deserve detention, except that she had nothing to do on this day and decided to go into detention in order to find company. Her parents are uninvolved and ignore her.
Lily was a victim of abuse and neglect at the hand of her father T. Ray. She was alone, and her father made no attempt at trying to care for her. All T. Ray ever did was yell, hit, and punish Lily for no apparent reason. One night she went outside to lay in the moonlight with her shirt unbuttoned in an attempt to get away from everything and feel a little bit of freedom in her life. Her father caught in the act and without even asking Lily what happened told her, “You act no better than a slut” (24).
The store owner is played as a stereotypical minority. He cannot speak English well and he seems to have dislike for William before he even knows him. The store owner will not give William change for the phone even though the register is open when William asks. The store owner is being territorial by enforcing his power to say no. This issue of being territorial is a common theme throughout the film.
It was so ludicrous I wanted to cry.” (Knowles 66) In addition, after Finny’s fall, Gene tells no one about what he has done. Gene ignores the fact that the guilt is deeply hurting him, and is unable to go to anyone with the truth of what he has done. Although Gene’s inability to trust is a prime factor on their flawed relationship, it is not the only one. Gene’s incapability to control his flashes of aggression is another factor in his and Finny’s broken friendship. When Gene and Finny are up on the big tree, Gene feels a surge of aggression, bends his knees, and knocks Finny off the branch.
Najaf gives an example of the conflict existing in the camp, “The husband can’t make the authorities hurry… So he gets into a bad mood, and maybe there’s a fight, maybe somebody hits somebody else with a weapon, a piece of wood, something like that.” This attitude can also be reflected in the riots that broke out in the Villawood detention centre in 2011, where detainees performed acts of self harm and caused destruction and chaos amongst the whole camp. Those individuals were unable to come to terms with their current situation and overcome their hardship like Najaf had; instead they had let their weaknesses bring them down and prevented themselves from overcoming a problem in a constructive
Being a nigger, Crooks is hated by the whites at the ranch and he resents this. As he says "If I say something, why it's just a nigger sayin' it" and this shows his anger at being pushed to the side. Being troubled has made him seem cruel and gruff, but also has turned him to self-pity and the idea that he is a lesser human. He says to Lennie, "You got no right to come in my room.....You go on get outa my room. I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse and you ain't wanted in my room."
James hated this, because Ron is a terrible father, and even thought him and Lauren didn’t act like they liked each other, James loved her, and didn’t want to be apart from her. While in the foster home, James gets mixed up with a group of bad people, who make him go steal beer, but hold the door shut when James tries to run out. James ends up getting caught, and getting in trouble with the law. Sometime later, James just woke up, in a strange place. He had no clue where he was, and how he had got there.
Lennie is mentally weak, George can’t reach his dream, and Curley resents being a smallish man and has napoleon complex. Weakness is simply a reality for everyone who lives on the ranch. On a ranch full of strong men, weakness is not really accepted, and people get criticized because of it. Because characters often know their weaknesses, they’re quick to try to cover for them, which spell confrontation. It’s a like bullying, characters weaknesses makes them feel insecure about themselves, so they fight and judge others to avoid having their flaws seen by