Raniya Harris Christopher Gilchrist English 1102 13 April 2023 Bullet in the Brain Anders took the bank robbers as a joke. They came in demanding cash and had guns. Anders was not fearful of the robbers like the rest of the people in the bank. At the beginning, Anders was already in a bad mood. He did not want to wait in the long line and the women in front of him were annoying him. When the robbers came in, he did not do what they asked and was for him to be quiet. Anders continued to make fun of the robber even with a gun pointed right at him. Since he did not listen and mocked the robber, Anders was shot in the head. When Anders was shot, all of his memories and emotions came to the surface almost like a flashback of his life. Throughout life, Anders suppressed his traumatic experiences. From this story, it seems like Anders does not fear death. At the beginning of the story, Anders was very annoyed by the line and women in front of him talking. He did not like how loud the women were. “he got stuck behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous temper” (Wolf pg1). Anders had a sarcastic personality through the story even up until his death. His attitude was almost as if he hated everyone. He mocked the robber and did not follow their orders. His sarcastic ways made him …show more content…
He remembered all the things he went through in his life that were traumatic. He forgot about his first love. He also forgot about his mother's last words which are both significant. Times. In his life. Anders. Only remembered. Playing baseball. Which is a good memory. He suppressed all of his bad memories. And. During this flashback. All of the. Bad memories came back, but. He only focused on the good memory, even as he was dying. Ander seems like the type of person who did not like pain but did not fear it which is why it seems like he did not fear