She was initially very happy to see her family, but is having trouble adjusting to being back home. She does not get along with Harold's mother and the two women argue constantly. She has been having difficulty sleeping, feels like she is "in a daze" much of the time, refuses to go into town saying it is "too noisy and too crowded," and doesn't seem interested in connecting with her old friends. When the children want to spend time with her, Shirley becomes irritable and says she is too tired. Tracy has been crying frequently since her mother has returned, and Ben disappeared for two days without telling anyone where he was.
One time in the very beginning of the story Elgin goes to visit Christine in the hospital, Rayona had not seen him in 5 months and Christine did not want to tell him about her sickness. Christine and Elgin get into a huge fight and yells at her husband to go back to his little black girl. (Dorris 7) “Forget us. Who needs you anyway” (Dorris 7). Christine collapses into the pillows and waits for Elgin to respond and expects him to say sorry but he doesn’t.
Towards the end of the novel, Lennie finds himself stuck in a room with Curley's wife, and gets into some trouble, and ends up killing her. George ends up having to put Lennie to rest, because if he doesn't, Lennie will just keep getting them in trouble. George deals with the emotional burden of killing Lennie, and you can tell that it totally destroys him. George was supposed to be the one to protect Lennie from suffering, but in the end he's the one whos left suffering, with shattered dreams and
In the novel, Finney repeatedly refuses to listen to the facts of Gene breaking Finney’s leg because he “do[esn’t] care,” (Knowles 151). Because Finney wouldn’t listen, he ran out and ends up breaking his own leg, and since he is reluctant to face reality, he gets sent to the hospital. Likewise, during the movie, even when Neil is not allowed to participate in the play, because of his strong passion for acting he still goes on with his part, though it upsets his father deeply (Dead Poets’ Society). Because Neil acts in the play, it causes his father to be infuriated with him, and Finney’s father decides to ship him off to another school. Both examples show how each of the boys are opposed to face their own realities, and because of this they end up hurting themselves.
He spared Lennie from dying scared and tortured. George loved Lennie and killing him was one of the most selfless things he would ever do. In the end, George comforted Lennie by telling him their story again so the last thoughts Lennie had were happy ones. If George had not killed Lennie, he would have regretted it the rest of his life. He would have betrayed not only himself, but Lennie as well.
For months now, Paul has only known war and conflict, and a sudden change in that lifestyle can be unbearable. Additionally, when he finds out that his mother is dying of cancer, Paul feels sorry for
My first love is shattered by separation across the globe. As he watches the girl he loved in a casket, he tells us how "unreal" the situation was for him and how he never fully accepted her death. My parents decision to move to the United States was also unreal to me. I could not accept the fact that I had no say in this matter because of my age and because my parents were the ones with "autority". I remember crying every night, feeling deviastated about the situation and my fear of separation.
Yes, Morrie was dying but was happy with his accomplishments. He was surrounded by his family, and friends but the people that came to visit Morrie where unhappy; because he was dying they felt sorry for him. But Morrie felt that he was at peace I think that people are unhappy when they have too much stress in their life. And take everything to seriously. Or they think that they will offend the person if they talk about death
and daily visits by a nursing assistant to Francine R., who is largely incapacitated by multiple sclerosis. Confined to her bed, Francine is neglected by her husband, who often allowed her to go unfed or to lie in her own feces for days at a time. Visiting nurses also suspect he abuses Francine sexually, though she will not confirm this, and her catheter is often pulled out when they arrive. The couple’s insurance will no longer reimburse care for the catheter, nor for the other home-care visits. The visiting nurses and aides are extremely reluctant to cease their visits, knowing that Francine is likely to be at serious risk.
The reason to Conrad’s suicide attempt is his mom's acute coldness towards him shows her ultimate despise of Conrad because she blames him for not dying instead of her favorite first born son. After his suicide, Conrad is asked to see a psychiatrist by his father. Cal tries to bring the family back together, Beth, Conrad and himself, but fails to do so. Beth never once visited Conrad in the hospital and barely checks up on him to see if he was asleep. She began to shut herself from her husband and most importantly, her son.