He is not someone chasing anyone of this world, but runs as way of dealing with the pain of his memories. One of the central characters in the book is Tom Leyton, who is judged harshly by the community, with rumours spread of his “deformity and madness”. Tom’s experiences in the war have led him to isolate
He is afraid to show affection, as seen with Ezinma and Ikemefuna. In fact, he is so “possessed by the fear of his father’s contemptible life” (Achebe 18), that he does not heed Ezeudu’s advice regarding the death of Ikemefuna. Okonkwo is afraid of looking weak, so he kills Ikemefuna himself. His deep seated fear of resembling his father is stronger than even love for his adopted son. Okonkwo’s “whole life was dominated by […] fear of failure and of weakness” (Achebe 13), and while this initially aids him in his success, it is also the precise reason for all his immoral actions.
When Sonny’s father receives his son’s phone call, he lashes out at him immediately. There is barely any space for Sonny to explain himself to his father because his father is so upset with him. Both characters are too stubborn and alike to realize the thoughts going on in their own heads. They lack self-awareness, which is why the conversation between the two went the way that it did. In this scene we found that both characters lack self-awareness.
Images of death combines with nightmares disturbed the citizens relentlessly (Chaitin-1). Life itself was a struggle because they felt guilty they had lasted while others had not. Economically, the living had the inability to hold a job down. Most refused to even leave their homes for fear of another assailment (Chaitin-2). Social rejection was a constant worry, so survivors kept their history a secret (Chaitin-1).
The narrator had become scared for his life when Miguel placed the gun on the table. He saw his whole life pass right pass him, Tobias’s symbolism of the room is a literary symbol, because the significance of the room is only evident and is not widely known or accepted by society. “That room – once you enter it, you never really leave” (Wolff, Tobias). This quote shows that when you’re entering any room you do not know if you’re going to make it outside or not, and that how one specific event can affect and potentially change a person’s
Walt has had an extremely difficult life, which has led to him becoming a very prejudice man; he has no relationships with anybody and has lost his sense of identity. The family has been alienated by Walt and his prejudice views and also by the environment around them. The Hmong family first experience Walt’s prejudice attitude in the ‘Rescue’ scene. The gang shows up at the families’ house, threatening Thao and encouraging him to join the gang. Walt is completely unaware of what is going on and when he finds them on his property approaches them with a gun.
He is depressed, and in need of someone to talk to and to spend time with. His brother, Allie, was very important to him. When Allie died, Holden was a wreck, and is still affected by it today. He is also mad about his other brother, D.B., for leaving for Hollywood to become a “big time writer.” Holden is severely depressed by prior events in his life, and has no one to turn to for help and advice. In conclusion, the course of events that happened prior to Holden’s attending Pencey had changed who Holden was negatively, and this is apparent in his lack of attempt to become
Billy’s journey begins by him escaping from home due to his abusive father who used to always smack him around and never offered him love, nor trust. “The old bastard.” The use of abusive slang terms reveals how Billy feels towards his father and it also suggests that he has no relationship with his father like how other children do in a family. “The rocks bounce and clatter/ and roll and protest/ at being left at this damn place…” Personification and onomatopoeia uncovers the anger he feels towards his home where he feels isolated and displaced. His thoughts of the Road he lives in, Longlands Road, are just as negative. “I throw one rock on the roof/ of each deadbeat no hoper/ shithole lonely downtrodden house/ in Longlands Road, Nowheresville.”
He also thought he had to fight to survive but at the same time he had not idea what was going to happen. He was fueled by alcohol, depression and anger and murders them when they're vulnerable. What other option did he have other than never going out and going insane in his own home? From the infected’s point of view, he was a threat to the new way, and since he couldn't be rehabilitated, he had to be dealt with another way. He was also the lone 'gunman' in the new society.
The point is that an alcoholic not in recovery should be nowhere near a young child or in any committed relationships until sober. The novel is also peppered with horrific flashbacks of abuse at the hands of Jack’s father. Because of the trauma he experienced, it is as hard for Jack to be a normal father as it is for a normal father to strike his son; quite difficult. “In those days it did not seem strange to Jack […] that his own love should go hand-in-hand with his fear […]” (http://www.shmoop.com/shining-stephen-king/family-quotes-3.html). This quote is a perfect illustration of how Jack’s sense of what a relationship should be like is irreversibly altered.