Andrew Clarke is the athletic one in the group. He wrestles because this is what his dad wants, however this is not what he wants to do. Andrews’s dad does not want him to be a ‘loser’, he does not tolerate losers in his family. Andrew is basically living for his father, and his father is living through him. After smoking pot with the group he admits his father pressured him to wrestle, this is something he doesn’t want to do, but he doesn’t say how he really feels because he doesn’t want to upset his father. He also tells the group about how his father was cool with what he did to Larry which is the reason he was in detention. John “The Criminal” In the movie, Bender’s personality would be described by most as disrespectful, aggressive, …show more content…
Even those who seem to have the perfect life, things are not always what they seem. For example Brian is constantly pressured by his parents and tries to commit suicide because he received an F on one of his assignments, which was his first F ever. Brian admits he is not happy with how he perceives himself and the only reason he’s acts the way he does is because he is pressured by his parents to succeed. Claire is used as a pawn by her parents to get back at each other. She talked about if her parents get a divorce, she would rather live with her brother instead of her parents. Andrews’s father forces him to wrestle, he isn’t fond of his dad but he still does whatever it takes to make him proud. Andrew tries to be like his father, which is what landed him in detention. John Bender seems to have it worse than the others, his home life is horrible, he is abused by his father and his mother most likely doesn’t intervene because she too gets hit by the father. Mr. Vernon is always giving him a lot of slack and he probably isn’t liked by many in school. Bender has his own group of friends which influence him to do drugs. No one is perfect, everyone has their own problems. Some people’s problems are bigger than
In the short story “The Pin” by Chris Cutcher, Johnny never sees eye to eye with his dad. His father always tries to make him the best at everything he does, and especially the best wrestler. His father expects a lot from him because he was a star wrestler in college. Some of the reasons for making this story enjoyable to the reader are when Johnny’s dad makes him do push-ups, when Johnny pins his father in the wrestling match, and when his dad apologizes to Johnny. Since Johnny and his father never really see eye to eye, he can not even get away with talking about the wrong things while his family is eating dinner.
Tom and Kylie both react to Daniel’s incident in different ways. This sets them both along the path of depression. During the story, they both deal with their depression in their own ways, as they move to a new town and start a “new” life. Tom responds to the incident, with fear and guilt.
Oliver realizes that his dad’s unusual and unexpected response to his speech is sincere and honest. His dad confesses that he wasn’t the best father to Oliver, but that he was proud. The evil and sardonic character Oliver portrays quickly changes into a warm and kind-hearted person, as Oliver finally receives his father love and stops all plans of destruction. Oliver becomes a much happier and less selfish person once he found happiness in his father. The novel shows how love was more valuable and helpful to Oliver
Although both Wes’ faced multiple trials during their childhood, the determining factor in their future lives would be their education and the family structure who supported them. Mary did little to prevent her son from peddling drugs, and remained in a sense of denial for a long time. The other Wes had been long lost before his mother could intervene, or anyone in his family for that matter. Wes never received his high school diploma because he’d rather earn money off the streets than study in school. The other Wes felt as if he didn’t belong, his teachers did little in the sense of creating a structure classroom environment.
They personify what happens when even good kids are enticed by the wrong influences; but to the extreme end of the spectrum. The actions of these rebellious youth and the consequences that follow, would certainly challenge the moral compass of many. In fact, reading this story can be equated to watching a bad car accident. You’ll find yourself repulsed and
Caleb Seiwald Gorentstein English 10 July 10, 2014 A thousand splendid suns By Khaled Hosseini and All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy convey consistent flows of how a persons overall lifestyle affects what type of person they will eventually become. These books shows many examples of this from shown from the lives of Mariam, Laila and John Grady Cole To start Miriam is raised in a life of ridicule from her mother Nana for being a bastard child which her strong willed, and dream of a life with more opportunity for herself. In an attempt to run away Miriam finds out shortly after how her mother has committed suicide, and Jalil abandons her leaving her to be wed forcefully to rasheed.
He is actually a pretty sensitive guy who has problems with his mom and dad, and he makes sacrifices for his peers. Like when they went to get the pot from John Bender’s locker and they were about to get caught. John Bender stayed behind so his friends could get back to the library without getting in trouble. John Bender’s family is really kind of the abusive type of family. John gets
Although he was lazy and more of an outcast, Andrew eventually realized this was no child's game. That it wasn’t going to be as easy as he once thought. In these couple first chapters, Andrew seems lazy and like he’s an outcast, but he proves he’s much more when he saves the ponies and saves Robert. That’s proof Andrew deserves to
Leslie is being bullied for dressing and acting differently, and her parents are often working so much that they don't have time for her. Jess is pressured into giving up drawing, which he loves, to do things like watch sports and be more 'manly.' Jess's dad especially is one who thinks that drawing is a waste of time and Jess shouldn't do it. Jess and Leslie find
For example Annie's feet hang off the bed inferring that she's had the same bed since childhood, which in a way isn't that abnormal but the fact that she outgrew it and a new one wasn't bought tells me that they don't have the funds for it, also Marita shares a room with her mom, it isn't necessarily bad but it's all her mother can afford being a single mother. They also both grew apart from a close friend, Annie had grew apart from age and basally getting sick and somewhat despising her, and then in Maritas case hers was lost from
Chase’s parents have difficulty adjusting to the situation they are put in. They regularly argue, and even decide to live on different floors and then separate. Financial security in addition affects Gordie through Chase’s decision to sell his guitar, providing the loss of $2000 to his brother, and has taken away the plane ticket money that his Mom has fueled for Chase’s life on the street. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup have had to sell their house, sports car, and have bad credit due to Chase and his predicament. Humans aren’t invincible to the many dangers in the world including addiction and the problems, that it creates.
Although Peggy and the parents were just thinking about the happiness of their loved ones, they did not think about how they would be affected by their decisions. Similarly, betrayal was caused to the characters because of decisions they had made beforehand and in a way those decisions led to betrayal. For example, although Ken got Peggy and himself into a car accident, it was not his fault because he did
Caitlin is always compared to her sister and wants to break free of that chain and do her own thing. Caitlin's experience with her mother after finding out about her trying out for cheer.¨The only reason I even tried out was to be different than Cass, but here, in the end, I was following her again.¨Page 35 Caitlin is being compared to her sister for being involved with a sport. She intended to do cheer because it wasn´t anything Cass had done but in the end, her mother began to treat her like Cass and not Caitlin. As shown by these examples, the story involves a fully developed character.
In the end, Bender shows acceptance on a couple different levels. He becomes more comfortable in his own skin as well as with the other people around him. Bender makes fun of Claire constantly throughout the movie, but when she enters the closet door and kisses him, this all changes. Bender asks “Why’d you do that?” His response was not ignorant nor impolite which is surprising considering his disrespectful behavior towards Claire throughout the film.
When the teacher tries to make him stay, he insults her in a way violent enough to make her cry. In fact, he stayed just long enough to make sure he had done so. His father is depicted as an uncaring and contentious person who pays no mind to anyone