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“Your killing me, killing me all I wanted was you” (Leto 4 ). This song quote by Jared Leto, embodies Charley’s emotions towards the loss of his mother. After the loss of his mother during his young adulthood, Charley begins to drink to show his suffering. Nothing could elucidate the reasoning why his mother is dead. “I left my family shortly thereafter--- or they left me” (Albom 5). Charley is in such deep sorrow that he lives under the earth for it is dark☺(Hyperbole). The death of Pauline, Charley’s mom, has such a vigorous impact on Charley that Charley’s family left him for lonesome. Charley’s wife and daughter leaving have a monumental impact on him later on. With no one around to help Charley through the death of his mother he gets drunk for the last time and tries to commit suicide.
Growing up Charley is a daddy’s boy. His father said he had to choose him or his mother and could not be a mamas and daddy’s boy. While increasing by age Charley would play ball and wait around for his father at the liquor store. Then a day came were he just up and left Charley and mama. “War means tears to thousands of mothers” (Starr 8). …show more content…

A letter whizz’s a path to Charley’s mailbox☺ (Onomatopoeia). It has been years since Charley has spoken to his daughter and he has lolled around not really having a care in the world, because he is always buzzed. When a letter arrives from his daughter he is enthusiastic☺(Metaphor). “But you, you're not allowed you're uninvited an unfortunate slight must be strangely exciting to watch the stoic squirm” (Morissette 8). The quote shows how Charley feels and the rage he has as he scans the letter to see they are just wedding pictures. He thinks should I have not been a mandatory person to be at my own daughters wedding? “And then, for the last time I got drunk” (Albom 11). The quote is important because it shows that the letter pushed him over the edge and that he wants to be

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