“The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the world’s most complicated problems.” Chris and Win, former high school graduates, decide to go on a cross-country bike ride to the west coast. During their ride, Win suddenly goes missing. Chris continues to ride to the west coast believing Win is just playing another one of his silly games, and takes the bus back to West Virginia after he reaches his destination. When Chris arrives home, Win is still gone and now there’s a FBI agent. So Chris heads back to Montana where he thinks Win might be and doesn’t tell anyone. Chris finds Win where he figured he’d be all along, but leaves Win where he’s happy and heads back home to college. In the story Shift written by Jennifer Bradbury, Mr. Coggans …show more content…
Coggans has such an influence on Win, that I don’t think he would be who he was in the story without him. “Win’s dad yelled a little louder at whomever he had locked in his office with him.”(pg. 27) Mr. Coggans has so much power that he could yell at whomever he wanted to, and in this instance, he was yelling at a senator. I think this trait in Win’s dad reflected onto Win himself. Win thinks he can get away with anything and can basically do whatever wants. Mr. Coggans is also very sneaky. I know this because after he found out that Win was missing, he immediately sent a FBI agent over to the college Chris attended and made the agent watch Chris and try and get him to say anything about Win to help them continue further into their investigation.(pg. 3) Win also inherited this certain trait from his father. This is of our knowledge because when Win was missing, Chris received a postcard from someone with the name of Tricksey.(pg. 100) This postcard was actually sent by Win using the letters of a bumper sticker to write “Tricksey” and writing the card in his left hand cursive to not expose his actual identity. One last trait that Mr. Coggans passed down to his son is lying. We know Mr. Coggans lies because when the two families went out to eat together before Chris and Win left on their trip Mr. Coggans was asked if he was proud of Win and he nodded and replied, “They grow up so fast, don’t they?”(pg. 47) Win’s father wasn’t exactly speaking the truth when he said this …show more content…
Collins, maintain a solid relationship, and Chris really respects his dad and looks up to him as a person. “Let me worry about Coggans. I trust you to do what’s right here.” (pg. 150) This is the kind of relationship Mr. Collins and Chris have. His dad trusts him 100 percent and knows his son is responsible and independent enough to do the right thing. Mr. Collins passed this trait down to his son. “I wondered what it would mean to tell my father about the postcards. What advice he might have for me. But I couldn’t make him responsible.” (pg. 148) This is what Chris was thinking about when he had the conversation about Mr. Coggans buying Chris’s dad’s company. He wanted to tell him but he knew if he told him they both could suffer consequences and he didn’t want that weight on his dad’s shoulders and that truly shows what kind of person Chris is. ““i don’t think I’m coming home for the weekend, Dad.” “And I have a feeling I don’t want to know where you’re going.”” Mr. Collins knows that Chris is worried about their family finances and his job so he encourages Chris to go find Win without directly telling it to him. They both share the same character traits by caring about one another and always making sure they’re on the same page. ““But your job---” “Will be fine one way or another.”” Once again, Chris is worrying about his family and he’s trying to think about what is best for his family while still trying to think of what is best for himself and
Chris’s family members probably feel guilty; they believe as if they could have saved him from
The McCandless family all loved and cared about Chris deeply. The McCandless family was constantly distressed over Chris and the choices he made I life, as they knew they could not change his mind on any decision no matter how much they resented said decision. As shown in the book, “And then he left on his trip. . . We had our hearts in our mouths the whole time he was gone, but there was no way to stop him.” Page 118 Chapter 12. These quotes showed the constant worry they had over Chris fully knowing they could not change him. Chris’s feeling about his family weren’t as strong in return. Chris was more distant from his parents, Chris eventually grew a distaste for his parents when he discovered that his father never told him about his previous marriage. “He seemed mad at us more often, but he wouldn’t tell us what was on his mind and spent more time by himself.” Page 121 Chapter 12. Thoreau’s quote is similar to Chris’s viewpoint as Thoreau’s quote talks about lack of truth, which is why Chris is upset with Walt, lack of truth from his previous
Chris refused to confront his mother and father and instead repressed his emotions. Krakauer shows his influence with this comment, “Children can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency, and this was especially true in Chris’s case” (Krakauer 122). He makes it very clear that Chris is really just a kid, and therefore, liable to make decisions that are rash or immature. Krakauer makes it clear that he thinks Chris’ opinions on his parents might have changed over time, had he lived. Chris was simply a kid who had been wronged by those who were supposed to protect him. All of Chris’ repressed emotions eventually came to the surface, “Chris kept careful score. And over time he worked himself into a choler of self-righteous indignation that was impossible to keep bottles up” (Krakauer 122). Chris eventually lashed out in the way that lots of children do, he ran away. His options were limited, he could either talk to his parents or a therapist about it or flee. His choice of fleeing shows that he really was working through something. By running away Chris broadcasts his youth and also makes the reader curious as to if he might have come back and worked out his issues eventually. The contradictions in Chris’ severe opinions of those around him show his youth, and inspire’s readers to be more
In Chapter Seven, it is discovered that Chris wrote a letter, addressed to his sister Carine. In the letter, he wrote about his parents, both of which he had a rather rocky connections too. One of the things he wrote in the letter was “I'm going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live." In this way, it makes it seem as if Chris decided to run away from his problems instead
Although living this life is not always easy for Chris, he embarks on this adventure to achieve what truly matters to him in life.
Seeing that Chris did not have a sturdy relationship with his father, he was driven by anger to go out to the Alaskan wilderness, he may have survived this adventure, or ev...
He is able to bring in over $4,000 on his good days. One day, while at his usual spot, Wes is approached by a an unfamiliar buyer. Others assume that he is a cop and refuse to sell to him. Wes attempts to sell to the buyer who turns out to be a cop. As soon as Wes hands accepted the money, he is surrounded by cops.
The Disney cartoon, The Proud Family, is a sitcom about an African American family. Suga Mama is the grandmother who lives with her son and his family. She is a short, obese, old woman, who loves and cares her family. She is an example of the modern day Mammy because she also wears the pants in the family, and constantly belittles her son in his own home. Oscar Proud is Suga Mama’s son, whose foolish and childish ways make him an example of the modern day Zip Coon. At first, I would’ve said Sambo because of his childish ways, but the fact that he makes a buffoon of himself every time he tries to act intelligent makes him to be a Zip Coon. Oscar also runs an unpopular snack business, which sends a message that black men can’t run a successful
When Chris left for his journey he wasn’t crazy or stupid as many would say. “McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large, but rather to explore the inner country of his own soul” pg. 183. The fact that Chris never bother to discuss his Alaskan walk about with his anyone especially his parents wasn’t intentional. However throughout the whole book it was made very clear that he was at odds with his parents in some way to go off on his journey but he didn’t want to hurt them, which I think Walt and Billie finally realized visiting the bus where Chris had passed. I think Chris just wanted to get away from his everyday life, clear his mind, a mind that didn’t involve the worries of expectations and the thoughts of his parents hanging on his shoulders.
Although single parenthood is on the rise in homes today, children still often have a father role in their life. It does not matter who the part is filled by: a father, uncle, older brother, grandfather, etc...; in almost all cases, those relationships between the father (figure) and child have lasting impacts on the youth the rest of their lives. In “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” Jimmy Carter tells the audience no matter the situation with a father, hold onto every moment.
The settings in the story have impacts on the theme of young manhood. Chris leaves his family and decides to go on a journey to find a new life. Christopher felt affected in his family presence so he sends his final school report to his family: “McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well-relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it”(Krakauer,55). He believes that this is a way to find his true identity and peace of mind, which he thought could be achieved by fleeing into the wild. Chris seemed to have a bad relationship with his parents, especially with his father because Chris found out that he had a child with his first wife when Chris was born. This fact is revealed by his dad’s old neighbour, “Walt’s split from his first wife, Marcia, was not a clean or amicable parting. Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret” (Krakauer121). Chris knew about his father’s affair with another woman and this made it easier for Chris to not care about what his family has to say ...
The boy appears to play the role of the responsible adult more so than the father does. The boy has typical signs of a child from today’s broken family relationships; he does not want to disappoint either parent. The boy s...
He does not have any awareness of responsibility and can not take care of himself. In Season 11 Episode 13 of Family Guy the episode titled “Chris Cross”, Chris steals money from his mother to buy a new pair of sneakers after being teased by his classmates for having a no name brand. However, Meg Griffin catches him doing this and demands that Chris become her servant and forces him to do anything that she desires. After being unable to cope with the demands, Chris leaves the house and in the meanwhile Meg tries her best to cover up the fact that Chris ran away. This episode of Family Guy clearly displayed the mentality of Chris Griffin. He is a spoiled child who will resort to stealing money from his parents to achieve his physical wants for pleasure or popularity. It also proves that he has no desire or will to work for what he wants and has no value for virtue. Chris took the easy route by stealing money and does not bear any responsibility for his actions. This provides an appalling exemplar for the audience who are teenagers. The show misleads the viewers from doing what is right and instructs them to steal money from their parents when certain circumstances do not go the way they planned. Additionally, in Season 9 Episode 8 “New Kidney in Town” presents a scenario in which Chris plagiarizes his sister, Meg Griffin, in his English essay about hope when the president, Barrack Obama,
In addition, he also accomplished in gaining Chloe's full trust, which never made her doubt him. Chloe once felt like something was going on with Chris, and asked him if he was having an affair, but Chris answered in denial. Chloe asks, "Are you having an affair? Chris responds, "Of course I'm not, don't be silly" (Match Point). Lastly, when Chris was being asked questions related to the murder of Nola Rice, his dead ex lover who he just murdered, he did feel guilty and said that if he was punished there would be a small sign of justice, reflecting, "it would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished.
In the movie, Chris was curious to see what the guy did. In turn it made him alert that if he got that job he could provide for his