While Holden uses his self-imposed alienation as a defense, he is unaware that it severely damages his well-being. He is closed off and secretive thus he is unconnected to the people around him (ex. his roommates) which is his reason for leaving his previous schools and Pencey Prep. He alienates himself to avoid relationships with people, so in the case of a death (like Allie’s death) Holden is not hurt. Although Holden thinks his self-imposed alienation is helpful, he is wrong.
Over the years he has set his life to a particular pattern by ignoring everyone and not putting time into them, over the years this has stacked up and has turned into an everyday exercise, ignoring and judging people in a negative way became a natural reaction to him. When Marley’s ghost confronted him, he was a bit uncertain of what to expect and thought that it might be a hoax, so when the first ghost came he was shocked but try to show no emotion as this because this is what he normally does, but when he was taken though his childhood memories and seeing all of his school friends, unconsciously Scrooge could not contain himself, and as the spirit of Christmas past asked him questions like “Do you remember where we are?” or “Do you know who this is?” Scrooge could not hold back and went on about all the adventures he used to go on. This started to warm his frozen heart and let some
Because Charlie is an observer of life, he sees things that people usually don’t and has to keep them as secrets. Although burdens to Charlie, Chbosky writes these “secrets” in a way that enables the reader to understand the meaning of them and understand them as life lessons, even if the meaning doesn’t occur to Charlie. For example, Charlie witnesses his sister getting hit by her boyfriend. Charlie’s sister begs him not to tell anyone about the incident because “he’s [her] whole world” (25), and because Charlie is naïve, he doesn’t tell a soul. While this might not have been the right
A Dream World and a Monster This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff is a memoir which follows Tobias Wolff through ages ten to fifteen. Since he was separated from his father and his brother Tobias, later known as Jack, and his mother Rosemary are always on the move. The book follows Jack’s harsh childhood and his time on the road with his mother, searching for salvation and a practical lifestyle. As a mother Rosemary is unconventional wanting to travel and explore instead of committing to the role of a typical housewife. It is clear that she loves her son very much, but her well-meaning decisions can prove destructive.
Doodle's big brother's fear of being made fun of led him to being ashamed of his little brother. This subsequently led to him to teach Doodle how to walk. He also did not want to have a brother that could not do anything. Doodle's brother only helped Doodle for his own reasons and for himself. Doodle's brother was cruel.
During the trip, the father realizes that there is a lot of hostility between the kids. The brother keeps nagging on his sister, trying to scare her. When the father sees this, he says that people think they are safe but they really are just thinking that they are invisible because their eyes are closed (Hempel 1203). The family was safe together until the separation. The father was thinking that everything was fine between the kids, but when he got them together he saw how sarcastic they were to each other.
His father is an alcoholic and his older brother does not care for him. Eyeball, his brother is a friend of the gang leader Ace and when Ace threatens to burn Chris with a cigarette and even stab Chris, his brother does not stick up for him. He also bears a bad reputation in Castle Rock as a low- life because of his family: “He came from a bad family, and everyone just knew he’d turn out bad,” He also is a boy that is not easily intimidated because he has no problem hitching rides from strangers which was common practice during this time period: “Chris has hitched a ride to meet with the others.” This toughness makes him become a leader within his group of friends. When he is with his friends, his friends look up to him. Chris often demonstrates his leadership by taking charge and making decisions on behalf of the group: “Let’s look for some long branches.
With his good intentions and smart thoughts, it made the other biguns feel inferior. As Piggy tried to state ways that could organize their ‘society’, the others would just tell him to be quiet. As the others would bully him, he’d always rely on Ralph to back him up which didn’t happen all the time. His character wasn’t very fit for survival on a deserted island, which made him complain more than the other boys did. As he followed the others up the mountain to the fire, he would continuously complain about his asthma and how he was tired.
Berlin wanted and “pretended he was not in the war” (O’Brien 622) because of the anxiety he held against himself. He realized the uneasiness he withheld after the “accident,” as he often imagined himself back at home, as if nothing ever happened. Oftentimes, Berlin would mask his fear with uncontrollable laughter as a result of stress from his lack of physiological order. During the time of serving, he focused on the little things, trying to push away the aversion inside of him. Berlin always looked forward until the morning so he could adjust the leather binding on his helmet and clean his rifle.
He did not know how to deal with his fear and rage when his parents did not allow him to interact with pop culture and violent media. However, when he was exposed to Marvel Comics starting from the incredible Hulk; he was able to explore violence, express his rage internally in his fantasy, and overcome fear and rage. From this he soon became an action movie and comic book writer. Through this he was able to observe how violent stories helped people in many ways. He tested his theory whit his son when the boy was afraid to climb a tree.