Bob was a smart, kind man at times, however, other times he was a wild recluse. With no discipline from his parents, and no tough love, he fell into a pit of destruction. Although Bob’s death could be blamed on Cherry Valance or Johnny Cade, it is his parents that are responsible for his death. Because they never punished their son when he did something wrong or taught him a lesson of respect, Bob suffered the ultimate consequence. Both Cherry Valance and Johnny Cade are somewhat responsible for Bob’s death. Bob is also somewhat responsible because it was his actions and mouth that got him killed.Cherry Valance is responsible because she should not have been flirting and hanging out with Ponyboy. She should have known that Bob was a drunk and
had a temper, and that Bob would seek violence. Johnny is also somewhat responsible for Bob’s death, because he is the person who actually killed Bob. Johnny killed him because, his friend Ponyboy was getting drowned in a fountain, as Bob’s form of revenge. Although this is all true about Cherry, Johnny and, Bob, it is Bob’s parents are more responsible for the death of their son. If Bob’s parents had already taught him how to behave, he would not of ever gotten in this mess in the first place. Instead, Bob’s parents didn’t provide the guidance and discipline necessary for him to mature. If they didn’t teach him right from wrong, then they were irresponsible parents. If they were irresponsible parents, then they ruined their child’s future. Therefore, If they didn’t teach him right from wrong, then they ruined their child’s future. Bob’s closest friend , Randy, said that all Bob wanted was “ for someone to lay down the law, set the limits, give him something solid to stand on.” (pg. 116). Whereas his parents had thought it was their fault when he got into trouble, as if they deprived him. Bob could have done something great with his life. He could have gone to college and grown up to be anything he wanted. He was a smart kid when he wanted to be, but instead his life was wasted. Bob had a horrible temper, and did not know when to be quiet. “If his old man had just belted him- just once, he might still be alive.” (pg. 116). Bob had beaten Johnny a Greaser, while Johnny was by himself practicing football. Bob beat him because he was a Greaser. Later on in the story Bob encounters Johnny at a fountain on the Greaser’s territory. Johnny was with his friend Ponyboy, when Bob and a couple of his friends circle them. Bob starts the fight by saying, “You know what a Greaser is? White trash with long hair.” Then Bob starts drowning Ponyboy in the fountain. While Bob is drowning Ponyboy, Johnny pulls out his knife and stabs Bob, to save his friend. The stab ends up killing Bob, and the rest of Bob’s friends flee. This incident shows Bob’s lack of maturity and his horrible temper, and mouth. Even though Bob was the one that shot his mouth off and got into trouble, his parents should have already taught him how to act. Bob should not have gone around saying the first that came to his mind. Although Bob was smart and showed kindness sometimes, he lacked maturity. He had a big mouth that got him into trouble, and didn’t get the discipline that he needed from his parents to learn. His parents were caring too much about if their son liked them, instead of if he respected them. When he got into trouble, his parents thought it was their fault. In a way they were right, it was their fault for not have already teaching him the lesson, and punishing him, so he wouldn’t make the same mistakes over and over again.
The Bragg family grew up with virtually nothing. The father left the family a number of times, offering no financial assistance and stealing whatever he could before he left. When he was there, he was usually drunk and physically abusive to the mother. He rarely went after the children, but when he did the mother was always there to offer protection. Mr. Bragg's mother's life consisted of working herself to exhaustion and using whatever money she had on the children.
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.
In conclusion, because Brandon knew he would be hated for what he was, keeps trying to prove himself too much, and flaunts his dreams, what happens to Brandon has been brought upon himself. This doesn’t justify what happens, and it does not in any way put the blame on Brandon, but it is true that Brandon had many warnings and many opportunities to escape the terrible situation he was in, and he didn’t take any of those options.
When Deborah was only sixteen she became pregnant with her first child by Cheetah and boy she liked when she was younger. Cheetah and Deborah got married and then had their second child. Deborah became very unhappy in the marriage because Cheetah started drinking and doing drugs. He started abusing Deborah. Cheetah pushed Deborah so much she almost killed him if it wasn’t for Bobbette. Deborah’s brothers Sonny and Lawrence were doing well except for Joe. Joe was another case. Joe went to the military, and the family was hoping that would do him good; but he came out worse than when he went in. Joe was threatened and beaten up by a boy named Ivy. Joe was in so much rage he went and stabbed him and killed him. Joe eventually turned himself in to the law, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced fifteen years in prison.
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...his father had acted the way he did, which caused him to be committed. He was facing the same experiences and the same side-effects his father once felt. However, faced with this dilemma between acceptance and equal power, Baldwin looks to the only man he can trust to help him, his father. He trusts his father because he knows that his father went through the same dilemma he is going through, he has seen the same affects in his father’s rage and hate. However, his father already passed away, and what help that could have been gathered from his father is gone; Baldwin can only piece together his memories of his father’s character and life and compare it to his own to see how the two are really alike.
In the same scheme, both in the movie and the book, the father is presented as abusive and alcoholic on many occasions. In words, the book gives a detailed account of the damages inflicted on Eddie by his father’s violence: “he went through his younger years whacked, lashed, and beaten.” (Albom 105) In the film, t...
...ression and guilt self-blaming, suicidal attempt, including the effects of his mother’s emotional unavailability, his resentment that his mother loved his father and brother more.
Every person reaches a point in their lives when they must define themselves in relation to their parents. We all come through this experience differently, depending on our parents and the situation that we are in. For some people the experience comes very early in their lives, and can be a significant life changing experience. In William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris Snopes must decide either to stand with his father and compromise his integrity, or embrace honesty and morality and condemn his family. This is a difficult decision to make, especially for a ten year old boy that has nothing outside of what his father provides. Sarty’s decision to ultimately betray his father is dependent on his observation of Abner’s character and the conflict he feels concerning Abner.
The term “blood brothers” usually refers to two or more males who accept each other and have decided to create a bond by fusing one another’s blood together; this would mean that these males chose to be bonded. But when it comes to ones own bloodline, it is not possible to choose ones parents. For this reason, one must learn to analyze what is right and wrong, even if it’s not something the parent(s) want him to believe. In William Faulkner’s short story Barn Burning, loyalty versus righteousness is one of the struggles in the father-son relationship between Abner and his youngest son Sarty.
Bart Palosz’s parents were on their way home one evening to the joy of their son, but instead, what they found was a tragic scene. Entering his sophomore year, on the first day of school, Bart was immediately targeted for a seemingly harmless joke organized by the other students; but little do they know it would be the last time they would see Bart Palosz. Bart has been a victim of bullying for over two years due to his body releasing hormones faster than the average teen at the age of 15 making him 6 feet and 3 inches tall. That evening, right after school, his heart and mind were so clouded by the pain of humiliation, Bart decided to end his life. Bart was aware of the shotgun in his parent’s room and he knew how to acquire it. With his parent’s
Atwood describes this younger version of Verna as a stereotypical fourteen-year-old teenager going through those relatable, cringer-worthy moments. Like every person thinking out their younger-self, Verna does not like her younger self, but she also has more animosity than others towards her past. She uses words that carry a negative connotation with them to describe her younger self such as: weak, stupid, and gullible. When she was shipped off to a church camp, she began to associate herself with the negative comments such as: slutty, drunken, willing, and a delinquent (“her fellow-delinquents”). Atwood is using common terms used to describe rape victims and shows how these comments change how the victim views themselves. She is proving that the victim begins to thing lesser of themselves and blames themselves for what happened. Verna has developed this wall around her because her previous experiences have taught her that “only the strong can win, that weakness should be mercilessly exploited.” In contrast to Verna, Bob’s character does not bare no dramatic change if there was any change other than physically. Bob stayed the pinnacle of “good guys” in their hometown and lived a normal life experiencing virtually no life-changing
Throughout the film a focus on family and the dynamics is prominent. A traumatic event, the loss of a son, brother, and friend, has influenced the Jarrett greatly. Due to the circumstances in which Conrad, a severely depressed teenager and the main character, was present during the death of his brother, feelings of guilt had built up in this young man. A great deal of stress and tension is built between the family members because of this tragic accident. Here is where the concept of, change in one part of the familial system reverberates through out other parts. (Duty, 2010) The relationship between the Conrad and his mother become even more absent because, in the film it is presented to show that the mother blames and has not forgiven Conrad for the death of his brother Buck. Six months after the death of his brother Conrad attempts suicide with razors in the bathroom of his home. His parents commit him to a psychiatric hospital and eight months later, he is trying to resume his “old” life.
Mike and Dana had a nice relationship which came to a brink as they started to disagree about the future of their only robot son. They did not take their time to logically think and investigate Cole’s issue and were influenced by outside people to come to a split decision. Even though Mike did his part best supporting Cole mentally, he failed to consider Cole’s future and did not foresee that he might lose him forever. Dana lacked the sympathy toward Cole’s present condition which did nothing more than worsening Cole’s condition by making him depress and feel guilty. Thus, the parents’ indecisive and rushing manner toward their son covered both their relationship and their son’s future with darkness.
Jack Salmon, Susie’s father, is most vocal about his sorrow for losing his daughter. However, his initial reaction was much different. Upon hearing that Susie’s ski hat had been found, he immediately retreats upstairs because “he [is] too devastated to reach out to [Abigail] sitting on the carpet…he could not let [her] see him” (Sebold 32). Jack retreats initially because he did not know what to do or say to console his family and he did not want them to see him upset. This first reaction, although it is small, is the first indicator of the marital problems to come. After recovering from the initial shock, Jack decides that he must bring justice for his daughter’s sake and allows this goal to completely engulf his life. He is both an intuitive and instrumental griever, experiencing outbursts of uncontrolled emotions then channeling that emotion into capturing the killer. He focuses his efforts in such an e...