Good People David Foster Wallace Analysis

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There are many that love that person they are with, while others they don't know if they love the person they are with. Not only that, but who is suppose to love more than the other in a relationship. In the story “ Good People” by David Foster Wallace he talks about a young highly devoted christian couple. With them living their lives and so in love something comes up that they don't know what to do. When Lane Dean Jr finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant, he doesn't know what to do. He also starts to question himself on how he feels towards her if he does even love her, and what they should do with the baby. Then also comes to question on their beliefs as a devoted christian what is going to come upon them. They don't know if this is …show more content…

He then starts to question himself about his relationship with her on what he really feels about her. This was all just coming to his head in this situation on his feelings “ He had liked just being with her and talking to her ( Wallace )”. He is slowly coming to conclusion that he never really did love her or have true sentimental feelings for her. It was hard to think that since now that he is going to have a child with her he doesn't exactly know what he needs to do is he never really did love her. Then how would his family react to all of this going on since they are a christian family and they have standards they have to meet. Being a christian has a lot of high standards to when it comes to being with a partner. That you are with them because you love them “ dating is not just to have fun. Pursue the other person and treat them with honor. If you cannot do that, then you should not be dating ( Witner ).” This is something that many christians take seriously because it is a value they follow. With Lane it is different because he really doesn't love her he just likes her. Which can be hard since they are having a child together. He still doesn't know what they are going to do with the baby and how they will do …show more content…

Lane all he can think about is that he can not do it he can't raise a child. So he talked to girlfriend about giving up the baby ” He told her that he did not know what to do ( Wallace ).” This was showing how he truly felt about the whole situation on if the right thing is keeping the baby. All he can think about is abortion which was hard for his girlfriend to understand. At the moment that is all he can think about because he was scared on raising a baby since he is the man and it is expected for him to stay and take care of the baby. She didn't agree with that since it was against the christian belief but he tried to convince her by “ reassure her again that he’d go with her and be there with her ( Wallace ).” That is all he do and think but deep down he knew that it was wrong. She disagreed with him on everything but he was so scared on what they would say about him having child. He continued to overthink everything and would just stay still thinking what everybody would say, how much his life would change, and if he could really do

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