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The Bullet In The Brain By Tobias Wolff

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“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful before you let other people spend it for you. (Carl Sandburg)” “The Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff states many points about relationships between human lives and the passage of time. This is especially shown in the life of Anders. His finally memory was when he was younger and less critical of others. He enjoyed playing baseball with his friends. At this moment it completely changes how you feel about Anders. Throughout the story you start to see Anders other side. For instants, Wolff creativity causes readers to feel sorry towards the main character. But after we meet an ironic, depreciate, book critic, Anders, …show more content…

Makes you wonders if he cares about his own life or if his even aware of the severity of the situation that he’s in. During the robbery, Anders critiques them as he would one of the books he reads. He seems powerless to censor himself or comprehend that there is a time and place for everything. Even while he has a gun to his head, he takes time out the moment to analysis a painting. He continues to remain disobedient up until the very moment he is shot in the …show more content…

He did not remember standing just outside his daughter's door as she lectured her bear about his naughtiness and described the truly appalling punishments Paws would receive unless he changed his ways (Wolff’s 4)”. In contrast compared to his adulthood, during Anders mediation of brain time the most rememberable part that he did reminisce was “the heat. A baseball field. Yellow grass, the whirr of insects, himself leaning against a tree as the boys of the neighborhood gather for a pickup game. He looks on as the others argue the relative genius of Mantle and Mays (Wolff’s

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