Friendships And Conflicts In Chris Crutcher's Ironman

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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

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