Larry Rubio 'Guilt In The Graveless Doll' By Karen Russell

Mysterious being happens all the time in the world. Someone people choose to overlook what happens and others take the opportunity to ask questions even if it’s not answer; sometime the crazy part about leaving things unspoken are okay. The less someone knows about the mysterious doing the better it is. Unless guilt takes over, and when that happens everything changes. The attempt to right the wrongs from the past to become at ease with oneself. The story “The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis by Karen Russell exposes the main character guilt for what they done. Larry Rubio and his friends deal with a creepy doll that’s resemble one of their victims who may or may not be real. In result, Larry Rubio psychological stage is question and he deals with

The underlying truth is the few who experience being bully their voice are taken away to fight against the cruelty, a piece of themselves and security are gone. According to Eleanor Gold’s article Vampires in the Lemon Grove – Karen Russell states, “Eric Mutis has been the favorite subject of Larry’s physical and emotional bullying” (Gold). Larry was uses to Eric’s fear of him, and the bullying became inevitable nor did he tries to stop Larry and his friends. Eric accepts the pain, even when Eric trust Larry about the situation with the rabbit, Larry became a fake friend and betray Eric at the end. In other words, Larry’s bullying is a sign of loss of innocence, Larry takes his anger out of every rich kid he and his friends come across. Eric being the main victim presents a void in Larry’s heart that can’t be replace since the disappearance of parental figure, Larry never receive the proper guide to handle a situation well, rather his actions were not punish to an extent which allows him to over abuse every victim without a care or fear for his

Larry being the ringleader, may be the most effected of what happens in Anthem, New Jersey. His view of Anthem is always mention that it becomes a person. The shred of innocence Larry shows is towards his friend and the solider on the news before the appearance of Eric Mutis’ scarecrow. Supporting Keren Russell paraphrase, “I’d seen a news shot of a U.S. soldier calmly watching blood spill from his head....who was letting his face dissolve into calm?” The reference of the solider provides a childlike question for Larry. In that moment, Larry sounds like an adolescent who wants answer for the mishap of others. The idea the cameraperson can turn their back on the people who fights and takes an oath to protect the ones who cannot protect themselves, but would rather see a better picture. In other words, to Larry’s the world is blind. The world allows evil during to go unnoticed or don’t protect the innocent, for example Larry knows beating up Eric was wrong, he always understood his actions are in the wrong, and there was many occusion when he wants to apologize or stops the pounding, but choose not to. In many scene Larry scream for help from his friends, who did not pay attention to Larry’s suffering, and for a long time Larry became accustom to the routine leading to a scare adolescent who’s live takes a turn in the wrong path similar to the solider who face was calm while he