Although Alfred is introduced as immature and dependent on his mother, his realization of the impact of his actions causes him to become more self-aware and empathetic. At the beginning of All The Years Of Her Life, by Morley Callaghan, the main protagonist, Alfred lives with his parents, while both of his older siblings have married and moved away. He finds it difficult to maintain a job, as of his troublesome character. During the introductory scene, Alfred gets caught stealing, while on the job, at the drugstore. His boss, Mr.nCarr, threatens to call the police, but first calls his mother. Callaghan explains, “Ever since Alfred had left school, he had been getting into trouble wherever he worked”(174). He has a history of losing jobs and he fails to mature and learn from them. These continuous actions are taking a toll on his mother however, he fails to change and grow from them. Instead of taking his problems into his own, he depends on his mother to help him get out of them. Not only does he not take care of his own issues, he also doesn’t own up to them, which shows immaturity. …show more content…
When he is waiting for his mother at the drugstore, he knows what is going to happen.
He knows she going to come in upset and extremely worried, knowing that her son might be put in jail. However, when he is confronted with his mother, she is surprisingly calm and collected. Callaghan describes, “Mr. Carr was a bit embarrassed by her lack of terror and simplicity”(175). His mother is intentionally charming Mr. Carr so that he doesn’t send Alfred to jail. Alfred is surprised at her attitude and he finds it amusing. In this scene, he is happy with how it is going and is glad that his mother is there to help him out of his situation. He is also lacking in self-reflection, he fails to understand the faults of his actions and what he should do next
time. When Alfred encounters his mother outside, she is dismissive, as he has disgraced her. In the car home, Alfred starts to develop slightly in his mental growth. He starts to reflect on the actions and the effect they may have on his mother. However, the reflecting is essentially his mothers attitude in the drugstore, rather than his own. At home, he goes to tell her how confident and smooth she sounded, but instead is met with a sight he’d never seen before. Callaghan illustrates this scene as, “Her face, as she sat there was a frightened broken face utterly unlike the face of the woman who had been as assured a little while ago”(177). This is a moment of extreme reflection and growth in Alfred’s mentality. This scene is the first time he had seen the direct impact of his actions and what he had been putting his mother through all these years. Just moments before, he had been going to tell her how great the situation worked out and just moments later he is having a huge realization. From this crucial realization, Alfred begins implementing a change on himself. He knows that what he is doing now needs to change, for the future of not only himself but, more importantly, his mother. Callaghan outlines the scene as, “He watched his mother and he never spoke, but at that moment his youth seemed to be over”(178). In those few seconds, he realized his lack of maturity and independence from his parents. He becomes mindful of what he has done and feels responsible for the state of his mother and he knows that he has to become a better person. By the end of the story, Alfred has developed a sophisticated and compassionate character, moving away from one of youth and reliance.
After reading the novel As I Lay Dying, I was able to gather some first impressions about Jewel Bundren. One of these impressions is that Jewel Bundren is aware that Anse Bundren is not his father,. One reason why this is evident is because when Jewel half brother, Darl, is questioning him about who his father is, Jewel doesn’t answer, meaning he might know that he isn’t related to Anse. Another reason this is evident is due to the way Jewel acts when he is talking to Anse, as he is continuously disrespectful to him. Even though it’s shown Jewel is aware that Anse is not his father, there is no indication in the novel that he is aware that Whitfield is really his father. Another first impression I was able to gather about Jewel
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The awakening is plenty of characters that describe in a very loyal way the society of the nineteenth century in America. Among the most important ones there are Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Madame Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Adéle Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz.
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