Toby’s life in Chinook with Dwight was getting worse. The conflicts between Dwight and Toby are growing bigger. One day, Dwight brought a dog named Champion home and claimed that he was a hunting dog. Unfortunately, Champion did not help with the hunting at all. When Dwight took him to go hunting, Champion got scared of the gunshots and hid under the car. Toby did not like the champion at all in the beginning because Dwight sold his Winchester and bought the dog. But he started to develop a close relationship with him. Maybe, it is because they were so alike. No one in the family liked them. Toby has always thought he was worthless, and Champion was useless when they went hunting. One time, Toby hit Champion to quiet him down. Then, he felt …show more content…
The second day, Toby slept in until the afternoon. When he woke up Dwight questioned him about the car because he met the man who helped Toby in a store, and he recognized Champion. This was a significant event that worsens their relationship. Dwight started to physically abuse Toby. He hit Toby with his fist continuously. Toby tried to fight back and they just started fighting. At the end, Champion killed the neighbor’s cats, and he needed to be gone. Dwight shot him and did not even care to bury him. Toby started to hang around the troublemakers in the school such and Chuck and Psycho. They made trouble together such drinking and stealing. Toby got drunk for the first time with Chuck at the school, and he passed out. The next day he woke up lying in the gully. When he went back home, Dwight was amused by Toby’s experience. This was not a proper response a responsible adult should give. The lack of supervision made Toby’s behavior more outrageous. Toby planned to hitchhike to Princeton where his brother Geoffrey lived, but he did not have the money. Then, he tried to get money by writing a fake check which was highly illegal. He failed at the end because the clerk git suspicious of
Richard was the captain of a life saving service that was on vacation where Tucker lived. When Richard met Tucker he decided to teach him an important lesson stating that he should help anyone because you never know when they could help you back.
Once they paid for the necessities they were back on the road. Bill realize he didn’t pay for the can of tuna and notice a sheriff car following them. The lights went off and the sheriff pulled them over. They were taking to the station for questioning of a murder. The whole time while being questioned, they both thought they were be accused of shoplifting. Once they realized what was happening, that’s when Bill’s cousin came to defend them.
• Setting: Oklahoma City, OK – The county jail; the trail around the lighthouse and Gary’s house. • Plot: Tony is a young adult who has no direction or hope for this future. That is until he meets Malcom, a businessman who has faced similar challenges. Malcom comes to the county jail on Monday’s and soon builds a connection with Tony. Malcom shares his knowledge and experience with Tony and he soon becomes successful himself.
Holden struggles with himself mightily and cannot fulfill his responsibilities. One of Holden’s struggles is that he has a bad attitude towards everyone. For example, at the school he goes to, he hates his roommates and his teachers. In addition to not liking anyone, Holden
After a basketball game, four kids, Andrew Jackson, Tyrone Mills, Robert Washington and B.J. Carson, celebrate a win by going out drinking and driving. Andrew lost control of his car and crashed into a retaining wall on I-75. Andy, Tyrone, and B.J. escaped from the four-door Chevy right after the accident. Teen basketball star and Hazelwood high team captain was sitting in the passenger's side with his feet on the dashboard. When the crash happened, his feet went through the windshield and he was unable to escape. The gas tank then exploded and burned Robbie to death while the three unharmed kids tried to save him.
Rosemary’s past isn’t her fault, but her inability to but her past behind her has a negative influence on Toby. Discipline is needed when you have a son like Toby, But Rosemary, who “doesn’t have faith in discipline” fails have any kind of ground rules set down for Toby, and this is due to her awful past with her father, showing us why she cannot be a disciplining, and good parent to Toby. Her influence of her father meant that Rosemary is attracted to “men of a tyrant breed” like Dwight and Roy. Toby then has to live with these awful men who are a corrupting influence on Toby, and this is all because of the influence of Rosemary’s past. Rosemary’s father used to “badger her into smoking cigarettes” and many other things as a child, and as a result in her adulthood is badgered into many bad decisions, like marrying Dwight. These decisions that she gets persuaded into often land her in trouble, which then lands Toby in trouble, hence highlighting gain her inability to put the influences of her past behind her. Since Rosemary cannot discipline Toby herself, when she finally finds out he needs disciplining, she tells toby to “take a ride with Dwight” and uses Dwight to punish Toby instead, which of course is a very scarring experience for Toby’s childhood. The inability Rosemary has with her brutal past carries on into her present, making her unable to be a good parent to
During the novel, the reader becomes increasingly aware of Jack’s dominating and violent tendencies. Specific actions taken are when Jack suggests using one of the younger children as a substitute pig, ties up Wilfred, and hunts Ralph. Things begin to get out of hand when the group’s game turns into a cruel beating. Not long afterwards, Jack suggests that the group
actions. Holden could not deal with his death and showed it by causing physical harm to
...r hand, Jack attempts to murder Ralph because Jack has become so savage-like. Jacks plan to kill Ralph is to set the entire island on fire. Unfortunately, for Jack, Sam and Eric tell Ralph what is going to happen to him before it happens. Ralph escapes the fire unharmed. This is how Jack’s violence shows he is a dynamic character in the beginning of the novel.
... sets fire to burn down the barn that belongs to the house, he thoroughly despairs of his father. He not only destroys the barn, but also shatters Sarty¡¦s hope. Sarty decides to leave his family and find his own way of life.
Sarty’s father, Abner Snopes is accused of burning down a barn and Sarty is called upon to testify against his father and to tell the events of what happened. He wants to tell the truth because it is the right thing to do, but he knows he might have lie to save his father from being reprimanded. To his relief, it is decided that Sarty will not have to testify and is dismissed from testifying. It is decided by the Justice of the Peace to order Abner and his family to leave town at once.
He called the cops but his mom didn't press any charges even though she went the hospital. Although she did break up with Bear Rafe and Georgina were both glad of the decision that her mom makes but the didn't say it. So then he has to have meeting with his mom and the principal he said that he was expelled from his school for the rest of the school year, although his English teacher was impressed by his art skills that she suggested an art school. His mom and Rafe took the suggestion and for the first time he’s excited for school.
...e he belongs. He sets out to be a wise guy, masking the uncertainty he feels. His stepfather, Dwight, masking his own demons and insecurities, also sets out on a mission to drive Toby down to his level. It’s to
problem with unintelligible logic. However, the primary reason for why Sir Toby is able to be
of violence throughout the whole story. They abuse George and Nick. sexuality and make racist comments about Sam. It is also violent in the sense of what Al and Max were planning to do to Ole Anderson. The ending of the story is very effective as a cliff hanger.