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. Holden considers everyone a phony, and can’t seem to make friends or talk to girls. He tries to find romance, but he always ends up ruining the
This is Gilbert. Towards the end of the film Gilbert doesn’t allow Arnies disability hold him back. in the beginning Gilbert never liked brining his brother around because he always caused trouble and bothered Gilbert. Eventually Gilbert started to hate and arnie and ended up hitting him. this is was big eye opener for Gilbert because he realized he shouldn’t be letting arnie hold him back from being happy in his life.
Landon constantly has to be seen as the “tough guy” persona that, ultimately forces him in to bad situations. In the beginning of the Film Landon, constantly defied societal norms and had a complete disregard for authority. Landon displayed disregard for authority by running away from the police when they were clearly after him. He also is disrespectful towards authority when he is in the Principles office. Landon shows disrespect towards his Principle through his body language and tone of voice, instead of sitting up politely, he slouches and talks back.
He was scared, felt lonely and wanted to do anything to stay alive. Elie learned from this whole devastating event in History. He didn’t continue to struggle as much as he did in the camps. He had no more family with him or alive. Elie was bitter in a way.
Christian Smith 9/27/08 The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caufield has been dealing with various problems which have consequently led to his mental downfall. Holden’s inability to cope with reality, fear of growing up, and helplessness of dealing with sexuality has all played a critical role in his emotional breakdown. Holden’s inability to cope with reality may have been caused by the death of his younger brother Allie. Allie’s death made him view things in another light. Holden cannot think straight.
As a result, he stays away from Hassan and rejects to be with him. Hassan is always looking out for Amir and asks if there is something wrong with him. Because of his feelings of guilt, Amir can’t stand being with Hassan anymore and he needs to escape. To get rid of Hassan, Amir first asks his father for new servants. His father denies him and gets angry about it.
For instance, since he does not get discipline by his mother, he does not know any better. In Wolff’s memoir, Toby often feels like a fraud, he frequently feels alone, and does not understand who he truly is. The acts that Toby accomplishes does not change him, he often feels like a phony. Throughout Toby’s life from a young teen to a young adult, he lies to
Child tends to be clingy, anxious and fearful, never knowing what to expect. | Available one moment & rejecting the next. Love to argue but rarely reach resolution, deep insecurity leads to the need to over attach. | Disorganised | Mother seen as “frightened” or “frightening”. No consistency, no secure base, no rules, no attunement, harsh punishment, abuse, neglect.
Okonkwo feels ashamed of his father, Unoka and, fears becoming like him. Unoka was a careless, lazy, poor and gentle man. He was more interested in music and conversation rather than doing work or improving himself. Okonkwo rejects everything that he believes his father stood for. Okonkwo adopts opposite ideals of his father.
Although his father was looked upon as a failure in society, in the eyes of the tribe, and by his own son, he contained something that Okonkwo never had: humility and happiness in the smallest things. He thought that those were the reasons that made his father a failure. His son, Nwoye, was more like Okonkwo’s father and this leads them to drift off in different directions. Okonkwo had grown up to reject anything that resembled his father, humility or happiness, and this leads him to live his life dominated by fear. Okonkwo's tragic flaw is that he fears looking weak and letting emotions get the best of him is what lead him to his ultimate downfall.