He states that he cant tell lies, yet he tells his father that he wont carry on with investigation and as soon as Mrs Alexander lets him know that she has some information about his investigation, then he turns straight back too it. He explains that the reason he left her before is because ‘she went inside and he didn’t know what to do’. This shows that although he can be quite clever at times, autism still plays a major part in the chapter. He doesn’t know how to socialise with anyone so he simply walked away without saying goodbye because he doesn’t know the good meaning of manners or social equilibriums. To conclude
Carver shows Claire’s isolation from Stuart through their obvious lack of communication, apparent by his failure to inform his wife of the dead body which he had stumbled upon. Newspaper reporters continually call the house seeking details. So many reporters are aware of the incident, yet Claire is ignorant and thus isolated from both her husband and the event itself. Also, by using Claire as the narrator the reader has an insight into her own thoughts and opinions, which she fails to voice aloud to Stuart. Her failure to
Holden feels depressed from the prior events in his family, and no longer has the desire to learn or strive to be successful. Holden feels distant from his family, and needs their loving care. After a rough childhood, Holden just needs someone, like Phoebe, there for him. He needs love and support from his family, and their sending him to boarding school to fend for himself is not a good idea. Holden can’t find a true friend in anyone, and he is trying to fill the hole that his brother’s death left in his life.
It makes him seem vulnerable and less secure without his parents. This is tragic, because not only has his parents died, but he’s never met them. The only way that he could imagine whom his parents were was through the tombstones. This is shown when he says, ‘My first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones.’ This makes us feel sympathetic towards Pip because he feels stupid as he mentions that it is ‘unreasonably derived’ and it’s the only way he can reach his parents. He then desperately imagines the image of his father from the shaped letters of which are engraved upon his tombstone.
Meursault discusses the death of his mom in a very factual manner and sets tone for the rest of Meursault’s reactions to the other events that occur. When Raymond asserts that he and Meursault are friends, the reader sees that Meursault does not seem to care either way and accepts it quite apathetically. Meursault presents his thoughts in short simple sentences. His curt observations never show any depth or further thought of what is going on around him. Camus presents Meursaults thoughts in this way in order to furthering the idea that he does not care much for what is
On several occasions, Meursault fails to accept the pre-established rules of society. At his mother’s funeral, he does not cry or express any sadness over her death, and is instead concerned with his own personal discomfort. In his relationship with Marie, he shows that he does not value the concept of love. This displays his anti-social tendencies and inability to make connections with other people. One of the major diagnostic criteria for a sociopath is “lack of remorse, guilt, or empathy” (1).
Yes, I think that the company man was a workaholic and didn’t have anytime for his family and that’s why his children were always silent around him and him and his wife had a divorce. Being a workaholic doesn’t just affect your family, but also yourself too. I think as time went on he was noticing that his family didn’t want to be around him anymore and Phil was getting depressed over time. That’s why he became over weight and died at an early age. No one was really surprised at this because he was a heart attack natural, but still
They are no longer the important aspect of his life as all focus shifts to himself to become important to others who seemingly don’t care about him. Helen’s response to a company friend stating, “I know how much you will miss him,” with “I already have” shows the significance of her and the family moving on from Phil and his workaholic self. Later, while attending Phil’s funeral, the company president asks, “Who’s been working the hardest?” and provides the audience a sense that nobody noticed Phil’s hard work and dedication to the company, making Phil appear invisible to the people he was intending to impress. By doing this, Goodman illustrates the
. I guess it’s some kind of guilt about having had an easier life than they did” (176). Art knew about the struggles his parents had in the past and felt guilty that he couldn’t comprehend them simply because he was not with them during these struggles. Their past resulted in his remorse as his efforts in relating to or understanding his father failed. He also confided about his relationship with his father, “I mean, I can’t even make any sense out of my relationship with my father .
He didn’t really have any understanding on Sonny. On pg. 561, he tells us, “Sonny just moves back, inside himself, where he can’t be reached.” Sonny would just keep his thoughts and feelings to himself. This probably made it more difficult for people to read him, which is why his brother never understood him, or even tried to understand. But by the end of the story when he finally got to hear his brother play his music, and do what he always said he wanted to do, he finally understood everything.