Each brother had a very specific reaction to the father’s experience of Great Depression, and the departure of all of his furniture. Walter acts as though his father’s downfall was the worst possible thing to happen to their family. He is very distraught by the event, and I believe it is such a shock that he has a hard time believing it, and forces an alternative answer. Victor on the other hand, doesn’t see it as a dramatic event. He instead takes the information of his father’s hard times at face value. Rather than treat the misfortune with disbelief and demand an alternative answer, Victor makes a life for himself as a police officer. While Victor is more of a hard worker, Walter isn’t, and believes that he deserves some sort of hand in life in order to achieve his wants and goals. While Walter wants to hold on to the past and reminisces, Victor is the complete opposite, and wants to …show more content…
I believe Walter changed and Victor didn’t because of their experiences as young men/boys. While Victor had a strong sense of belonging, love, and understanding when his father broke the news to him, one of the only needs left was security. So, knowing that was the only thing he really desired, he took matters into his own hands. Walter on the other hand was lacking many of those needs as a young man, so when he discovered that his father was broke and couldn’t help him fulfill those needs, he immediately refused to believe it and went on the offensive. E. Soloman’s view on life is that you shouldn’t look back on life and regret things, and that you’d should keep moving forward. He tries to convey to the brothers that at his age, looking back and arguing about things that don’t matter in present day, such as their father’s legacy or the furniture collection, is a waste of time and not important. This puts the brothers quarrel into a bigger picture, and makes you realize that even though it may be difficult at the time, you have to keep pushing forward, because life will move