Analysis of Kurt Cobain

I’ve chosen to write about Kurt Cobain because his life really became difficult for him around the age of nine after his parents divorced and Kurt became seriously withdrawn. There are many changes that Kurt went through in his life and I found it very interesting.

Kurt’s parents divorced when he was nine. He lived with his father after the divorce. On weekends, he visited his mother and sister. When his father remarried, Kurt held resentments with his stepmother Jenny and her two children. One of the bright spots of this difficult time was a present he received from his uncle, a guitar. Kurt lost himself playing the guitar. He received some kind of solace in the midst of his unhappy living situation.

Alienated and angry, he believed that his father always took his stepmother’s side and favored her children and his half-brother. This was one of the factors that led to Kurt experimenting with drugs and he pushed himself farther away from his family. He became more isolated from his family and began going a different direction.

Sometime in 1982, Kurt left his father’s home and bounced from one relative’s home to another for several months. He then went to live with his mother and her boyfriend.

Kurt’s life changed again when he started listening to punk rock. He started hanging out with local punk bands and ended up befriending a member of one of the groups. His new friend introduced him to some other punk bands, such as the Sex Pistols and The Melvins. The Melivns often practiced in a space near drummer Dale Crover’s house. A lot of fans including Kurt went to the sessions to hang out and party. As high school progressed, he was doing more drinking and drugging. Kurt began fighting with his mother, who was also dr...

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