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John Q is a emotional story about a family who is faced with an economical problem that many Americans struggle with. It is about a father whose son is dying from an enlarged heart. He needs a heart transplant in order to survive. This was a problem for the family because they did not have enough money for the hospital to proceed with the operation. John Quincy Archibald, the father, who goes by the alias John Q, tries everything in his power to save his son from dying. John performed actions that can be seen as both selfless and sacrificial and selfish.
John is selfless because he is looking for a heart for is son,committed to his family despite their less than ideal life. He never intended to shoot the hostages and he never had any bullets in the gun.was john choosing the right method to save his son no, he did not,though he thought it was he tried to get the money that they needed by: selling off his possessions, tried to find a job that paid more money and had better insurance plans, church donations, media the time was ticking to get his son on the donor list.
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he was willing to kill himself to save mikey. why did rebecca payne change her attitude towards the archibald and helps them find a donor for their son.because she saw the conversation between john and mikey change her opinion.what change the attitude of Dr.Turner.because john’s pleading with Dr.Turner caused him to change his mind. If John was going to kill himself and there was a good heart available, he would do it .Ultimately, John’s selflessness was what caused both of them to change their mind. There was so much emotion behind his
John, as mentioned in the last paragraph, is also at fault when it comes to the lack of communication in his relationship with Ann. He’s described by Ann as slow and not good with conversation. He’s a very work driven man, and it makes it difficult for him to sit with Ann and have a nice, relaxed conversation. Ultimately, because he is a farmer, he doesn’t have many chances to have a nice long talk with his wife, so the lack of communication is not solely Ann’s fault. John, after discovering that his wife has cheated on him after 7 years of marriage, doesn’t confront her. He doesn’t attempt to speak with her at all; instead he decides that her happiness is more important, and it’s implied that he walks back out into the snowstorm and kills himself. Obviously, John’s death could have been avoided if he had actually said something to Ann before committing suicide. However, this can be considered as a very crucial moment of the story, as it proves why a lack of communication is important in a relationship, though to a very extreme measure. Because Ann, and John especially, didn’t have experience sharing their thoughts when they were unhappy, John didn’t have the ability to speak his mind when he needed to the most. They could have potentially talked about it and found a result that wouldn’t have ended in John’s death, even if it hadn’t been the happiest of endings. However, because there was very little communication in their relationship, the two couldn’t find a way to resolve their problems, and it ended in John committing
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John Grimes, the eldest son of Gabriel Grimes, a former well-respected and dynamic preacher, is in search of answers to his unhappiness. John wants to find his place within the church, define his relationship with God, and wants to flush the dislike he has for his father out. His father favors John’s younger brother Roy over himself. Although Roy is a bad seed and has an impeccable ability to get into trouble, he undoubtedly remains the apple of his father’s eye. John has been compared to another young man named Elisha, who is a member of the church.
We learn that John is saved from experiencing an awful time in Vietnam because of his friend Owen who chops off his finger. " Maybe. But if she 'd only come, I could make it clear to her." (Beloved), Sethe says this quote in a conversation with Denver about Beloved’s ghost and how she is raising hell throughout the house, but “Sethe is still defending her when Denver criticizes her” (Dramaticfictionquestions).
John's decision to commit suicide was the right thing to do to make Ann happy. John thought that killing himself would make it easier for her to stay with Steven, who he thinks that she loves. John made a decision about his own life so he has the right to choose to kill himself. He also just wants Ann to be happy. He is "naively proud of Ann. He had bewildered by it once, her caring for a dull-witted fellow like him: then assured al last of her affection he had relaxed against it gratefully, unsuspecting it might ever be less constant than his own." (Pg.49) In John's mind he was making the right decision, so he was free to make it.
John’s approach appears to be logical as he decided it would be better for his wife to escape her depression by moving temporary to an isolated estate where air, water, greenery, and calmness should be the uplifting factors in his wife’s journey towards gaining strength and getting better. The narrator disagrees with her husband’s decisions on how she should stay and do what he decided for her in this retreat, but follows his orders regardless. John’s treatment of his wife consists of medical prescriptions, “I take phosphates or phosphites-whichever it is-and tonics,...
Then tragedy struck the family, John’s grandfather died and John felt so alone that he tried to commit suicide. Throughout John’s childhood and teenage years, he struggled with having a normal life. John’s even reconnected with his mother after her release from prison but her drug addiction and being prostitute lead John into trouble. John’s mother started having him shoplift for her to support them financially. John even started stealing from his high school classmates and he was eventually sent to an alternative school. John life continued to spiral downhill and later he was arrested for breaking into a house after police found his fingerprints on a stolen gun. As a juvenile, John was sent a juvenile facility. He served his time but John became a repeat offender for home evasions and judge finally got tired and sent him to a prison. The adult prison life would change 17 year old John
Although throughout the story I feel that Robby is an okay person and a truthful one at that, there was still something behind John’s thoughts and words. There were some things that he needed to come clean about to himself, Robby, and his mother, but he remained silent. That made Robby look like the better person because if anything their mother taught them to be truthful.
In conclusion, we can see that there were various “bad guys” throughout this movie. In the minds of these “bad guys”, the image of what was truly right and wrong was clouded by policies and money. Without John’s actions these “bad guy” characters may have let an innocent eight year old boy die, due to pieces of paper and coins. On a positive note; more or less of these “bad guys” did end up doing the right thing at the end of the movie. This movie shows the viewers that though there are “bad guys” in the world with selfish and uncivil actions, there is potentially hope for them to correct themselves, if they are shown what is truly right and just.
I chose the movie John Q to apply to the conflict perspective. This movie stars Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Wood, and Ray Liotta. Denzel plays the part of a father, John Archibald, who has been a factory worker for over fifteen years. While attending his son’s, Mikey, softball game Mikey collapses while running to first base. John and his wife rush him to the hospital and discover Mikey’s heart is three times larger than it should be and he will need a heart transplant in order to live. The only problem is the heart transplant costs $ 270,000 and their needs to be a down payment of at least $ 75,000 to put a name on the donor list. With john working in a factory and his wife just being a waitress they clearly do not have that kind of money and are even having a hard time paying their bills at home. They have no stocks or bonds, $ 1,000 in their bank account, and don’t even own their home plus their insurance will not cover the surgery. If Mikey does not undergo surgery he will only have a few months to live. This leads John and his wife to do everything in their power to raise money. They sell their television, car, and furniture along with the church giving them the collection money. Filling for Medicade , welfare, and different insurance does not work and are out of luck at this point. John decides he needs to do something quick or he will lose his son soon. He goes to the head person of cardiology, Dr. Turner, holds a gun to his back and tells him to do something to help his soon. He ends up holding the entire emergency room in hostage and chains the doors shut. He says that if his son’s name is put on the list then he will let the hostages go and no one will get hurt. Rebecca Paine, the hospital manager, lies to Jo...
...rationally, which resulted in “catastrophic thinking.” In order to cope with his tremendous amount of stress, Archibald made an attempt to give up by attempting suicide, so his son could have his heart. Although several people tried to convince him not to kill himself, his catastrophic thinking and behavior was not eliminated until his wife informed him that his son would be receiving a heart within the next few minutes. John Q. Archibald then returned to his normal state of mind, let the hostages go, and turned himself in to authorities.
When John sees his dad at the store, his internal conflict develops and this leads to his conflict with Grace. People in relationships tend to get into arguments with each other. It is a very realistic representation of his character. It would be unrealistic if a couple never argues. He accuses her of being a snob and this leads to the argument which is revealed when the narrator says, “They had never talked in this way, and now they were both quickly eager to hurt each other” (4). This illustrates that they were growing as a couple and were opening up to each other about their feelings. John finally lets his inner anger out on Grace and shows that he cares about her opinion on different matters such as how she views people from lower social class (3). John is a hypocrite since he calls Grace a snob when in reality he, himself is a snob because he is embarrassed of his dad’s lower social status. He is assuming that Grace would not like to be associated with him after finding out the truth. This is shown when he asks Grace, “You don 't like the kind of people you bump into here, … he asks recklessly, full of a savage eagerness to hurt her” (3). He is being naive for forcing his anger on Grace and not realizing the reason that is causing it. People tend to make foolish decisions when they are angry; likewise, John is trying to hurt Grace because he thinks he
In addition to the above, John was a go-getter and a calculated risk taker. Even though his act of abduction seemed impulsive, a scene before his act saw him thinking intently about what he was going to do and how exactly he was going to achieve it. He had one goal in mind which was to save his son and he pressed towards that with focus a...
Through the movie we see that although large in nature, John is quite a softie at heart and is even afraid of sleeping in the dark. As the audience we also see that John has a special talent of being able to bring living things back to life if they have passed away or are plagued with an incurable sickness. He shows his talent by taking away Paul’s Urinary Tract Infection, as well as bringing Mr. Jingles the mile’s mouse back to life. The guards realize John’s gift and sneak him off the mile to try and cure their supervisor’s wife’s rapidly deteriorating health. John ends up taking her illness away and turning back the hands of time on her so she looks like the young woman she really is.
from his tables, which showed powers of 10 with a fixed number used as a base.