There were many times when Phineas did something wrong and simply talked his way out of it. When the boys skipped dinner, which was not allowed, they were confronted about it. Phineas told a lie about getting ready for the war. These lies came to him naturally, and being outgoing certainly helped being a smooth-talker. On page 18, Gene admitted his envy towards Phineas.
Confirmation to support this is when David reveals "did I wonder what might happen if I killed my uncle". David managed to see some good in people including his father. Watson demonstrates the life of David Hayden growing up, and realizing later what a great role model he had in his father. David saw his father as a weak man and he thought his perfect role model was Frank, which is seen as he said "not manly figure like uncle Frank". He felt let down in his father, as he didn't arrest anyone or carry a gun, "And that disappointed me at times".
Gene went to a private school full of rich and arrogant boys. He tries to fit in in the environment and as a result, he did something that made him feel guilt every second of his life. Because he envied Finny and his athletic abilities and popularity, he purposely shook the branch and made Finny fall and break his leg. As a result, Gene felt enormously guilty. Jealousy is never good.
As the three men travel to Greasy Lake, a moniker describing the lake and their lifestyles, the narrator, Jeff and Digby end a night of hooligan antics with a visit from the spirits of hooliganism present and hooliganism yet-to-come. Boyle introduces the characters’ shallowness in great depth, well to do young men, “experts in social graces” who found more pleasure in carrying on in the disruptive ways of their spoiled youth than in following a civilized course of an adult (126). Driving fast, abusing drugs and alcohol, and torturing the population at large; being bad because it is cool to do so does have its consequences. The narrator and his companions go to Greasy Lake, a thing once beautiful now slathered in the filth of disrespect, and through a series of unfortunate mistakes find themselves going head to head with a “very bad character,” one that matches their own thuggish might quickly and violently (127). Their mischief led them to pestering the wrong person, and the three men learned from their beating that sooner or later if you live a life of a thug you will
The two were obviously distant and yet Victor fulfills his duty as a son and picks up his father’s remains. One could argue that he went only for the truck and the few hundred dollars his father had in the bank, though he did feel some kind of love for his father. This is proven when Victor admits that although he does not want to go into the trailer where his father died, he must because “there might be something valuable in there… pictures and letters and stuff like that” (419). The mundane tone Alexie uses emphasizes the sad routines one follows after a loved one dies; life continues. Alexie’s use of transitions between the present and memories of the past represent the memories that often pervade one’s mind when the experience a loss.
He tends to act dumb and do dumb things that usually have a direct impact on him or the people surrounding him. Tommy is a bigger, more heavy set male that doesn't take care of himself and thinks its funny that he has a poor diet. Throughout the film, Tommy does realize his flaws and realizes what he has to do. Tommy has always had a lot of friends because he is an outgoing and fun person to be around. From a small town there really isn't much to do so he tended to do dumb stuff like cow tipping with his step-brother.
Because his loyalty to his father is so strong, he continues to mourn his father even though his uncle and his mother have already persuaded the court as well as the kingdom to embrace the new reign. Another example in which Hamlet demonstrates his loyalty to his father is when he vows to carry out or fulfill the wishes of the ghost of his father. By promising to avenge his father and kill his uncle, he sacrifices his reputation, sanity and
Kisean callis Mrs. Keblish English II 6TH hour 16 January 2014 Character motivations I. George is a great and nice man who really cares about Lennie A. George feels obligated to take care of Lennie a. The reason he feels obligated to take care of Lennie is because he almost killed Lennie b. George knows Lennie can’t do anything by himself and will soon get himself killed B. George sees Lennie as stupid and not independent a. George doesn’t think Lennie could find his own food or shelter b. George believes that if Lennie lived alone he would constantly be taken advantage of c. George and Lennie have a nice relationship and at times George may see Lennie as good for nothing but I think George sees Lennie
At one point, when Chlomo was being beaten by Idek, he was ashamed of his father and he didn’t feel any grief for him. When Rabbi Eliahou’s son abondons him, Elie prays to God to never let him abandon his own father like that. Elie says “Rabbi Eliahou’s son had felt that his father was growing weak, he had believed that the end was near and had sought this separation in order to get rid of the burden, to free himself from an encumbrance which could lessen his own chances of survival. I had done well to forget that. And I was glad that Rabbi Eliahou should continue to look for his beloved son.
The reader can understand the relationship between father and son by simply reading the salutation. Chesterfield directly refers to his son as, “boy,” this shows his lack of respect for him along with his absence of familial weakness to him in contrast to his wife, which he states further on in the letter. Another example of diction that shows his values is how he repeatedly reminds his son that he is young; this is used to belittle his son and make his advice carry more weight. Last, he uses the word, “friend,” to give the tone in which he wishes to give his advice. He sought to give advice as a peer rather than a parent, which shows his devotion to his son because he is not acting like the dominant father he very clearly is.