Is it normal to disagree with one another that you know dearly? Well, It is completely normal because intermittent conflict is part of family life. In the novel “Ironman” written by Chris Crutcher. Bo Brewster is a triathlete that encounters many family conflicts with his dad Lucas. He has always treated Bo differently than the other siblings growing up. As the story builds up, Lucas starts to provide Comfort towards Bo. Lucas was one of the main characters that experienced many family comforts and conflicts in the novel, and also has some defining moments. Lucas provides comfort towards Bo when Bo was participating the Yukon Jack’s race. Bo states that “Dad was out of nowhere when I rose out of the water” (Crutcher 272). This means that Bo …show more content…
Bo provides comfort for his mom Ellen when she see’s Bo is doing well even though he had a abhorrent past. Ellen states that “I wasn’t responsible for what he did to you. I was responsible for what I didn’t do” (Crutcher 182). This quote states that Ellen didn’t take action when Bo was getting yelled at by Lucas. After Bo decides the meet with his mother, she is blissful when she see’s Bo is doing well living by himself. Bo also encountered a huge conflict near the beginning of the novel. Bo states that he had to close the door 10 times quietly when he got in trouble. Bo started to hate his dad because he was always strict on him. Bo finds his way in the novel when starts to find out why Lucas was so hard on him as a child. Bo states that “I’ve always loved how you never told be the answer, or took the tools away and did it yourself when I screwed up. You have patience when it comes to letting me learn things” (Crutcher 74). This quote states that when Bo screwed up his dad didn’t help him because he wanted him to learn on his own. Lucas let Bo find his own way. As Bo encounters these comforts and conflicts most of them relate to a social
In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton a teenage boy named Ponyboy lives with his two older brothers named Soda and Darry, and there is some controversy on whether or not his brothers are able to take proper care of Ponyboy. All three of the brothers are apart of the neighborhood gang called “The Greasers”, which is more like a brotherhood of underprivileged boys that have eachother’s backs rather than a gang. Ponyboy finds himself involved with the murder of an egotistical “Soc” named Bob, and is at risk of being taken away from his family and friends. Ponyboy should be able to stay with his brothers, because he is a well-rounded student that obeys the law for the most part, and his brothers are able to provide financial and emotional
All in all, Lucas Beauchamp's mixed heritage leads to opposing extremes of pride. Faulkner uses this duality to represent both blacks and whites in their transition from the old to the new generation. Lucas lives in the time after the emancipation, yet he has strong ties to the old traditions of the South because of the connections he has to Lucius Quintus Carothers McCaslin. Lucas' character thus represents the new, the old, the black, and the white. It covers the broad spectrum of mentalities of the South in the period which Faulkner treated in Go Down, Moses. Faulkner created a complex, viable character in Lucas to reveal the complexity and intertwining of all the different aspects of the South: racial and generational.
In youth and throughout life, children look to their parents for answers. Providing advice, tough love, and unconditional support is part of the job description for many parents. In The Other Wes Moore, the audience witnesses first-hand accounts of having a mother that takes on both “mother” and “father” roles. Wes’s mother is strong, courageous, and compassionate, while the Other Wes Moore’s mother is just as compassionate, but naive and in denial of her child’s faults. Wes’s mother, for instance, held high expectations for her son in school, considering the sacrifices she made to send him to the school she wished she could attend in her youth. When hearing of Wes’s grades she says, “Well your grades aren’t bad because you can’t pick this stuff up or because you are stupid, you are just not working hard enough” (76). From there, she proceeds to send Wes to military school, which
Armond Boudreaux achieves his purpose in his article by switching the perspective of what the grandmother considered to be a good man, and what the
...e on her part. Throughout the story, the Mother is portrayed as the dominant figure, which resembled the amount of say that the father and children had on matters. Together, the Father, James, and David strived to maintain equality by helping with the chickens and taking care of Scott; however, despite the effort that they had put in, the Mother refused to be persuaded that Scott was of any value and therefore she felt that selling him would be most beneficial. The Mother’s persona is unsympathetic as she lacks respect and a heart towards her family members. Since the Mother never showed equality, her character had unraveled into the creation of a negative atmosphere in which her family is now cemented in. For the Father, David and James, it is only now the memories of Scott that will hold their bond together.
In the beginning of the story, The Rules of the Game, by Elizabeth Campbell, the main character Doug Tillman, who is secretly a superhero, has a conflict with not using his powers. His character changes very much from the beginning of the novel to the end. In the beginning Doug is told by WAVE, the organization that he works with, that he is not ready to use his powers quite yet but Doug strongly disagrees. He feels like WAVE is not letting him enjoy his powers and like WAVE is too strict with him. Doug wants more freedom. On page 6 doug says, “I’ve got super powers but all I ever do is listen to my lectures and do my chores.” Later on in the story Doug accidentally reveals his powers to his vice principal, Mr. Simms. He did this by pooping
The past couple of years have been a big hit with Hollywood producers creating movies on a topic that many people love: Superheroes. These heroes are revealed with all kinds of powers and traits, which are only available in the world of fiction. Nevertheless, underneath those masks, are different people. Tony Stark who we also know as Ironman is a unique type of hero. Even though he has saved countless number of lives and has stopped many crimes, his arrogance gets to the greatest of him and causes many problems. Stark ends up losing all rights to his company, lose the trust of many friends, and nearly lose his Ironman suit to the USM. Nonetheless, once he falls into these situations does he recognize that he needs to step up and take responsibility
Norman the older brother of the Maclean household is very responsible. Norman is an obedient
The book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton introduces two characters that have similarities and differences, but they are family to one another which will never change. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston have problems of their own. They may deal with some differently, but they always have each others back. Johnny deals with his problems by being good when he goes through pain everyday. But Dally is not the type of person to behave even when he is upset, instead, he likes to break the law. Johnny and Dally compare and contrast to one another in good and bad ways, but always watch out for one another as family.
Marie, who is a product of an abusive family, is influenced by her past, as she perceives the relationship between Callie and her son, Bo. Saunders writes, describing Marie’s childhood experiences, “At least she’d [Marie] never locked on of them [her children] in a closet while entertaining a literal gravedigger in the parlor” (174). Marie’s mother did not embody the traditional traits of a maternal fig...
For example, his mother. In the text, it says, “This time, struggling with the shaking of her voice, she said, ‘Darling, you do not know what it has been like, all these years.’ By which he understood, finally, that he was not important to her. Not that important” (66). Ian always assumed that his mother’s personality was nothing more, and when she announces that she will be leaving with another man, Ian feels betrayed by her. He does not accept her for putting her own happiness before family, an action he expects any good mother should. Ian also knows that his father wants Ian to stay with him in Struan, even if he says he wants Ian to do what he wants and does not want to tie him down. He thinks to himself, “He looked exhausted. Was he ever going to get over it? And if he didn’t, how could Ian leave him? The thought swamped him with guilt, and the guilt made him angry. You shouldn’t have to feel pop guilty about living your own life. You shouldn’t have to be responsible for your parents’ happiness. It wasn’t fair” (110). Although Ian knows his father is trying his best, he still feels burdened by the pressure his father needs to endure and blames his mother for leaving him. Ian tries his best to do his part and help out at the clinic, but he feels like his own happiness is obstructed by the need to help his
The struggle to battle with the persistent grief of self-blame and lack of identity is a constant reminder to the barriers in relationships. Leroy grieves over the fact that he has lost his identity as a father and husband. Although he often thinks of Randy, the memories of him have faded. As a result, he latches on to Norma Jean but she doesn’t respond back. This causes him to feel like a failure of a husband. Norma Jean is grieving over the emptiness in her life. It was not the life she thought she would have. Her deceased son symbolizes her emptiness because of his death. She also feels emptiness towards her husband. For example, she feels very uncomfortable around him and always tries to find something for him to do. When Leroy arrives back home from his accident Mason implies, “he thinks she’s seems a little disappointed” (Mason 220), displaying Norma Jean frustrated with his lying around doing nothing but watching television and smoking pot. In addition, Norma Jean feels emptiness towards her mother, which is presented in the way her mother criticizes her. When tragedies occur in a family and self-confidence fades it can take over your life a...
Therefore, family problems can have a great effect on the lives of the people within the family. Kaslik shows this by making Giselle and Holly’s verbal and physical fights, and their creation of imaginary friends. But in the end no matter how you deal with stress, whether by loss of appetite or jumping off a bridge, family is family, and they are always there for each other even if they feel like the family is separated.
Norman undergoes lack of intimacy and personal connections; Norman demonstrates that’s he prefers to be alone and stay at home with
The first sentence of the book, Jack introduces himself to the readers he proudly says, "Today I’m five. I was four last night going to sleep in Wardrobe"(Donoghue 1). Throughout the novel Jack constantly reminds himself and others that he is five. This is how most children gain confidence and pride for themselves. In the article "Emotional Development" by Teresa Odle she explains how children show normal emotional development, "By toddlerhood and early childhood, children begin to develop more of a sense of self. Emotions such as pride, shame, and self-recognition begin to emerge"(Odle). Jack has a well developed sense of self especially with the way he believes he is much older and braver because he is no longer 4, he is 5. As the novel progresses Jack further develops his self recognition; when they were in the room Jack questioned whether he was a part of his mother at times but out of room he knew they were separate people. Also, Jack shows normal emotional development because he is able to recognize and respond to emotion. Ma is depressed because of the criticism she has gotten from people about keeping Jack so she eventually breaks down, "Ma’s got tears coming down her face, she puts up her hands to catch them. I’m off my chair and running at her, something falls over smaaaaaaash, I get to Ma and wrap her all up"(Donoghue 294). If children are delayed emotionally they would not be able to recognize and respond to emotion but Jack is able to recognize that his mother is sad and he responds by running to hug her. In Odle 's article she describes how children, "Can recognize nonverbal cues of emotion from one another. Preschoolers begin to distinguish between negative emotions such as sadness, anger, and fear"(Odle). Jack is definitely able to recognize nonverbal cues of emotion. Especially on days when Ma is depressed Jack is able to recognize that she is sad and he