Holling's Relationship With His Father Character Analysis

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As time pass, people experience different things and change in many ways. This statement is similar to Holling's relationship with others, where as the story continues, Holling changes his attitude towards his family and teacher. Holling's father is a man who only concerns about his business and how his son will take over it when he resigns. Holling, on the other hand, dislikes this idea but somehow can't reject this offer. But when his sister decides to run away to California and protests about the Vietnam War, she tells Holling that she is doing so to "find herself". Over time, Holling starts to develop his idea of finding himself, and eventually be able to stand for himself in front of his father. Heather Hoodhood is another character who plays a critical role in Holling's relationship with others. Holling and his rebellious big sister are always in conflicts, showing that they dislike each other. When Heather runs away to California, she spends most of her money on her trip and needs help. When Holling learns about it, instead of ignoring it the message like his parents do, he …show more content…

Baker is probably the most important person to Holling in the story. At first, Holling thinks that Mrs. Baker is just a regular teacher who hates his guts because she's always keeping an eye on him during the class. As the story continues, Mrs. Baker introduces many things such as Shakespearean tragedy to Holling which he actually liked. In another time, Mrs. Baker let Holling discovers his talent in pacing and helps his practice, which leads to Holling winning the first place in a running contest. Most important of all, when Holling is helpless or in trouble, Mrs. Baker is the one who helps him. For example, when his father failed to keep his promise of taking Holling to a baseball game, Mrs. Baker is the one who drives Holling to the play. At the end of the book, Holling and Mrs. Baker grew into real friends rather than a teacher-student

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