He felt let down in his father, as he didn't arrest anyone or carry a gun, "And that disappointed me at times". David saw Wes as a great role model later when he realized what a challenge it was choosing between being a brother, sheriff and an employer to Marie. David starts to see his father in a different way because of the difficult situation he was in, evidence of this is shown when he "could appreciate the situation his father was in" therefore gaining respect for him. Unlike Wes, Frank was a negative role model to David. In Montana shows that David believed that Frank was the perfect "manly" role model until his true colours showed.
Although the pair holds each other back from what each yearns, they take care of and depend on one another. Lennie depends on George for help in daily life because of his mental retardation, while George needs Lennie for his companionship. Without Lennie, George would have a dull life without entertainment, which helps while working on ranches since days can be long and hard. Aside from their friendship, George and Lennie help each other at work. George is the brains, who finds the work for the two and does the talking, while Lennie is the physical strength.
Many people expect Mafatu to be as good as his father. Unfortunately he has has a stong fear of the sea, from and inident him and his mother had which had died, Mafatu survived but always remember that dramatic day. In the beginning of the story Mafatu was too scared to go ever go out to sea. After his long journey his personality changes a lot, and becomes a brave and strong person. 4) Theme- The theme of the story is to be
He has a son that helps him, daughters that help around the house and a very old-fashioned wife that disapproves of many things that make him happy. The father works to his fullest day after day, but throughout the story he does many things that shows that he wishes he lived a different life. He is chained down to the harbor and feels that there is no escape to live how he wants and that his life is set for him as well. Both, The Misfit and the father, struggle to live their lives the way they think they have to. Even though they have many chances to release the chains that hold them down they experience psychological pressures that trick them into say “yes” to their current lifestyle.
He is tempted by gang life, but at the same time, he seems to have a pure heart that stops him from falling too far. Manny’s dad describes him as too trustworthy, “Perico, or parrot, was what dad called me sometimes, Dad didn’t say it because he thought I was dumb but because I trusted everything to much,” Manny said. Manuel Hernandez is characterized to be a hardworking, helpful, caring, delicate, trustworthy, intelligent, and a loving boy. Manuel’s coming of age situation in which impacted him the most was when he decided to join a gang. “The whole disaster with Dorothy Giddens made me realize that I wasn’t anywhere close to being smooth with girls, not so much because I was ugly but because I was to chicken to ever say anything to a girl.” he said.
It was difficult for George that Lennie was mentally challenged because he had to care for him. Lennie had no one so George felt obligated to be there for him even if it caused him not to have a normal life. George was always looking out for him and always tried to keep him out of trouble. He was related to him but knew him since they were young boys. They had to leave Weeds because a girl accused Lennie of
He didn’t think Aron could handle it at all,” (Steinbeck 586). Cal who is known to take advantage of his brother is not as evil as many think. Cal loves his brother so much that he does not want to hurt is brother anymore but helps him by hiding the truth about his mother. Has much as Cal relatives to his mother Cal still has people that he loves unlikely his mother,
George and Lennie represent the former group, for whom we can feel sympathy, while Curley is a character with whom it is hard to sympathize. The writer presents Lennie as large and strong, but mentally slow, while his guardian George is physically less capable but mentally much brighter. As soon as we hear that they are constantly having to travel the country for work, because of Lennie’s past mishaps, we feel sorry for them. We sympathize with Lennie, because what happened in Weed, for example, was not really his fault; and we feel sorry for George because he has to cope with the responsibility, if not the burden, of trying to find a way for them both to survive and to stay out of further trouble. Steinbeck invites the reader’s sympathy, in the scene where they camp overnight before going to the ranch.
Along with her telling him that he should not call himself “The Misfit” because he is a good man at heart. Both of those are attempts to save her life, which is what most people would do in real- life in such a situation. Bailey is a typical father, not directing any attention when he feels his mother is talking non-sense about “The Misfit’s” escape from prison while reading the sports section of the newspaper. Bailey did not want to detour to look for the old house in the first place. However, it was pressure from his mother and his children that lead him to detour off-road to look for this old house that his mother so much wanted to see and that his children were pestering him about.
Although living in a broken home and environment that wasn’t a factor for Sampson to become another stereotype. Dr. Davis is a role model for not only young men in the community he grew up in but for young men around the world who can relate to his story. Sampson Davis is an extraordinary person because he generous, wise, and compassionate. Dr. Davis grew up in Newark with both parents but a broken home. Sampson avoided the streets by getting good grade and playing lots of sports, but with his father’s constant drinking and fighting with his mom