Character Analysis Of Mr. Hoodhood In The Wednesday Wars

Holling hoodhood, man or gutt less child? You decide after reading my strong statements on how I believe he has grown into a levelheaded, strapping young man. Holling hoodhood, a middle school student just trying to figure out his life, The Wednesday Wars shows his journey of finding himself. Mr. Hoodhood, Heather, and the waterfall all helped holling in finding where he is in the world.

Mr. hoodhood, Holling’s father, has an impact on Holling, a negative one. Mr. hoodhood was never really there for holling, “the Hupfers where waiting, and they drove me home.” (93), it shows me that Mr.hoodhood could not make his own child a priority, how he couldn't even give his own flesh and blood a drop of good attention. That kind of actions hurt

“The river was a sudden ribbon of silvery, light flickering and sparkling and flashing..”(257) this little snippet of the scene describes how intrigued he was. He always shows how he is troubled in his actions, like how his dad can infect his way of thinking, furthermore into this scene he was finally at peace with himself. He found comfort in the river, beauty even, he was so calm that everything looked was quiet just like the river, that's when he body, heart, and mind finally connected and worked together. He could finally breathe, so he took the moment to focus on nothing, nothing to worry about. He found himself, the river helped by hushing the dark part of his mind, letting everything come together so he can finally just be who he is, and he if didn't come into that river he might not have been able to connect the pieces of

“Maybe the first time that you know you really care about something is when you think about it not being there-you really know-that emptiness is as much as inside you as outside. “ (226) she helped him to find out what is it like to know you always have someone behind your back if you have fall, she taught him what the importance of family is. She was strong for both of them whenever Mr.Hoodhood was not being a great father to her and sometimes him. She also taught him that women shouldn't be treated the way she was, she believed she deserved better, she was a strong feminist, knowing that she can do whatever she wants, like go the college and get her education to become a powerful adult. In 1920 is when women got the right to vote, she was in the time era of 1960s, but you can still tell that woman were expected to listen to men, aka her