Ed Boone and Judy Boone are Christopher’s parents. In the book, his father Ed is recognized as being loving, caring, patient and protective of Christopher. Though, Ed goes beyond when expressing his emotions, constantly loses temper at Christopher and has a problem of presenting his problems verbally. Above all, he gets overly frustrated of not always being able to understand his son’s behavior and becomes livid when Christopher misbehave or misunderstands him. For instance, Ed would say, “Christopher, if you do not behave I swear I shall knock the living daylights out of you” (47). Ed is perceived as a good man but has an explosive and abusive nature which becomes a bigger issue further in the story. On the other hand, Judy is later acknowledged as being a loving yet impatient mother. …show more content…
In the letter, Judy said that, “we stopped talking to each other very much because we knew it would always end up in [argument]…and I felt [lonely].” So, there wasn’t any communication between them and this led to a massive problem when Judy started seeking another person’s attention and comfort. For instance, Judy mentioned a man in the letter, “I started seeing Roger because I could talk to him. He was the only person I could talk to…when I was with him [,] I didn’t feel [lonely] anymore.” There wasn’t any apparent connection and love between Ed and Judy’s relationship. Judy fell out of love with Ed and in return, she fell in love with another man. In the end, this led her to commit adultery and abandon Ed. Furthermore, this heightened Ed’s hatred for Judy and this hatred and disappointment drove him to lie to Christopher about Judy’s actions and disappearance. Later, this lie would eventually create a major mistrust and strain between Christopher and Ed’s relationship. Their relationship wasn’t perfect and stable however Christopher is fortunate to have a loving and caring figure in his
Edna Pontellier was on her way to an awakening. She realized during the book, she was not happy with her position in life. It is apparent that she had never really been fully unaware However, because her own summary of this was some sort of blissful ignorance. Especially in the years of life before her newly appearing independence, THE READER SEES HOW she has never been content with the way her life had turned out. For example she admits she married Mr. Pontellier out of convenience rather than love. EDNA knew he loved her, but she did not love him. It was not that she did not know what love was, for she had BEEN INFATUATED BEFORE, AND BELIEVED IT WAS love. She consciously chose to marry Mr. Pontellier even though she did not love him. When she falls in love with Robert she regrets her decision TO MARRY Mr. Pontellier. HOWEVER, readers should not sympathize, because she was the one who set her own trap. She did not love her husband when she married him, but SHE never once ADMITS that it was a bad decision. She attributes all the problems of her marriage to the way IN WHICH SOCIETY HAS defined the roles of men and women. She does not ACCEPT ANY OF THE BLAME, AS HER OWN. The only other example of married life, in the book, is Mr. and Mrs. Ratignolle, who portray the traditional role of married men and women of the time. Mr. Pontellier also seems to be a typical man of society. Edna, ON THE OTHER HAND, was not A TYPICAL WOMAN OF SOCIETY. Mr. Pontellier knew this but OBVIOUSLY HAD NOT ALWAYS. This shows IS APPARENT in the complete lack of constructive communication between the two. If she had been able to communicate with her husband they may have been able to work OUT THEIR PROBLEMS, WHICH MIGHT HAVE MADE Edna MORE SATISFIED WITH her life.
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
The last thing Christopher’s father would have wanted is for Christopher to have felt pain, anger or abandoned. Christopher’s mother, Judy, decided to leave them both for various reasons which lead to the father’s lie. Ed told Christopher, that his mother was hospitalized and later on that she had died all to spare his feelings of the truth regarding the mother’s absence in their lives for two years. One of Christopher’s mother’s reasons was due to her not being
Although Dick and Perry both committed a terrible crime of murder, Capote uses language to illustrate how Dick molded and changed Perry from a man into a killer;therefore, he claims an innocent person can be greatly affected and changed into an entirely different person by anothers actions.
During this marriage, Logan describes Janies as a mule in terms of being powerless and voiceless. Nannie is a prime example of example of being accepted and treated as a mule. She talked about her own struggle “Ah don’t want to be used for a work-ox and brood-saw…Ah wanted to preach a great sermon about colored women sittin’ on high , but they was no pulpit for me (Hurston 1990, p.15). Logan never respected her as an individual she was property. He was not looking for the kind of love in which she was searching and yearning to have. She immediately discovered that she will be used as a mule.
In The Help by Kathryn Stockett, my favorite character was Minny Jackson for many reasons. Minny is my favorite character because she always stands up for the people she loves and what she believes in, but is never afraid of the consequences. She also speaks her mind even if she knows others will not agree. Although Minny is not very compassionate to white people and is not always understanding, she fiercely protects and cares for her friends and family. As Skeeter says about Minny’s chapter in her book, “It’s about getting fired nineteen times in the same small town. About what it’s like trying to keep the anger inside, but never succeeding,” (Stockett 433). This proves how Minny has been treated unfairly by white people and she can’t learn
In this novel Christopher’s parents lost the spark in their relationship because of how different their parenting styles were. In one of the mother’s notes, she explains how their arguments were always over Christopher. The father was more patient and calm while the mother was not and could get mad easily. Christopher actually mentions this in novel saying “Mother had hit me sometimes because she was a very hot tempered person,which means she got angry more quickly than other people and shouted more often. But father was a more levelheaded person which means he didn’t get angry so quickly and didn’t shout so often”.(page 82) The father would often get mad with how harsh and hard the mother would be with christopher and the mother used to think the father wasn’t being hard enough. Parents often make their children their world, especially when their child has a special need. Parents find it hard to make time for themselves and never get time to talk about anything other than their kid. This leads to the relationship getting dry because a relationship needs time to breathe like date nights or alone time in order to work,but when you have a kid with special needs that becomes significantly difficult. Parents who have children with disabilities also normally get divorced. The arguments that Christopher’s parents had led them to getting a divorce which left a negative impact on the family. A study showed that 82% of families with a challenged child end up getting a divorce. The divorce had a really negative affect on the father. He felt like he was alone since the mother left him which caused him to baby christopher and not let him be free while he was growing up. He also had built up frustration that he hadn’t yet gotten over so when he was indirectly reminded about the affair the mother had with Mr.shears, he attacked Christopher. That also further affected his
Cal is a character who has to deal with other peoples' problems while having to deal with his own problems. Cal has to deal with his father losing his job and his father doesn't support Cal when it comes to sports. Wanting his dad to go to some of his games, Cal discusses with his mom about his dad coming to the games. "Do you think you and Dad might come?" "No... not tonight, you know your is going through a lot right now." I zipped my gym bag shut. "Yeah, I know, but I wish he'd see me play sometime" (West 16). Helping out Cal, Peggy brings up Cal's last football game at the dinner table, trying to gain her fathers' attention on the subject. "I didn't say anything about the game at dinner that night! like I'd be begging my dad to come, I mean a lot of kids
As the novel starts out Edna is a housewife to her husband, Mr. Pontellier, and is not necessarily unhappy or depressed but knows something is missing. Her husband does not treat her well. "...looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage." She is nothing but a piece of property to him; he has no true feelings for her and wants her for the sole purpose of withholding his reputation. "He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. If it was not a mother's place to look after children, whose on earth was it?" Mr. Pontellier constantly brings her down for his own satisfaction not caring at all how if affects Edna.
He had Made her put her hair up, hid it from one’s eyes, told her what she can or can’t say and had gotten violent with her , she was not in a healthy relationship whatsoever . In “The Awakening” Edna’s husband reminds her of her duties as a women like taking care of the kids, cleaning and cooking. These were the basic principles, the fundamentals of a women back in the day and they would constantly be reminded of this conception. Coincidentally Janie and Edna both had 3 male figures in their life that opened doors to the understanding of the world and one self. Men will always create a whirlpool of love and suffering. With Edna her husband, Mr. Pontiellier was for security , Robert was love however he was just playing with her head which caused suffering for her and Leonce was lust but it was nothing more than that, She experienced a lot of memorable moments with these other guys behind her husband’s back contrary to Janie she would stick to one man and wouldn’t go behind their back. She genuinely wanted to know how it felt to love someone. With Logan it was forced so from the beginning it was bad news, with Jodie she had hope with him but his ego took ahold of him that which inevitably crashed everything and Tea Cakes was where she got her wish.
A typically assumed reason for having an affair is that the person's spouse is, in some way, unsatisfactory. Perhaps by their affair, they are searching for a better source of love. This, however, was not a justifiable cause for Edna's adultery. Mr. Pontellier was a loving husband who tried to show his love for Edna in all of the ways he was able. Léonce showered his wife with valuable gifts. His life revolved around money, and he knew no other way to show his wife how much he loved her. He attempted to compensate Mrs. Pontellier materialistically for the lack of emotional support. While this may not be an ideal solution to the problem, it cannot be denied that Mr. Pontellier was trying to diminish the problems between them. Yet, even though it is understandable that she is upset that her husband lacks family skills, getting married was solely Edna's fault. The history of their relationship is far from perfect. Chopin states "her marriage to Léonce Pontellier was purely an accident... He fell in love...and pressed his suit with an earnestness and an ardor which left nothing to be desired. He pleased her; his absolute devotion flattered her" (18). Edna was not fair to him when she married him without loving him. She "grew fond of her husband" (18), but fondness is not a good reason for marriage.
In literature, a dynamic character changes significantly as a result of events, conflicts, or other forces. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Mary Warren, the young servant of the Proctor’s is a dynamic character. Throughout the play, Mary’s personality takes a turn for the better. At the beginning of the play, Mary is shy, timid girl who hides in the shadows of Abigail Williams and lets people walk all over her. As the play develops, Mary realizes that what Abigail is doing isn’t right and rebels against Abby. Instead of following Abby, she follows in the footsteps of John Proctor to bring justice to the girl’s accusing innocent people of witchcraft.
His mother seemingly sees Christopher's disability as something that she can change. It's almost as if she does not want to believe that something is truly wrong with her child. Judy (Christopher's mom) expresses in her letters her desire for Christopher to be an ordinary child. She often expressed to Christopher that she was not a great mother to him and that things would have probably been extremely different had he just acted accordingly. Judy is an illustration that was brought about to show the audience exactly what Christopher has to go through on a day to day basis. Haddon deliberately utilizes the mother as somebody the readers can drop their jaws to because of how rude she seems; like she just does not care about her son because of what he has to go through while also allowing readers to gain knowledge of what it resembles on the less than desirable end through Christopher. In an article about misfit mothers and disabilities Robertson states that "The person who appears to be independent is a person who lives within and depends on interpersonal and social structural relationships that are empowering him or her" (689). Judy seemingly wants Christopher in her life because she knows that that is her child, however; she tries so hard to make him an average person that she really creates a detrimental
With the son’s fear amongst the possibility of death being near McCarthy focuses deeply in the father’s frustration as well. “If only my heart were stone” are words McCarthy uses this as a way illustrate the emotional worries the characters had. ( McCarthy pg.11). Overall, the journey of isolation affected the boy just as the man both outward and innerly. The boys’ journey through the road made him weak and without a chance of any hope. McCarthy states, “Ever is a long time. But the boy knew what he knew. That ever is no time at all” (McCarthy pg. 28). The years of journey had got the best of both, where they no longer had much expectation for
At first the relationship between a father and his son can be perceived as a simple companionship. However, this bond can potentially evolve into more of a dynamic fitting relationship. In The Road The Man and his son have to depend on one another because they each hold a piece of each other. The Man holds his sons sense of adulthood while the son posses his father’s innocence. This reliance between the father and son create a relationship where they need each other in order to stay alive. “The boy was all that stood between him and death.” (McCarthy 29) It is evident that without a reason to live, in this case his son, The Man has no motivation to continue living his life. It essentially proves how the boy needs his father to love and protect him, while the father needs the boy to fuel ...