The Fifth Rule Character Analysis

Award-winning author Mandy Hale once stated, “Without negativity, life would be amazing.” However, this statement does not always prove to be true. Today’s modern community generates a judgement that negative experiences will ruin your life, but studies show that negativity can actually result in positive change. For example, negativity can positively change teenagers actions, introduce teenager’s to more supportive environments, and help fix broken relationships.

One of the many ways negativity can help is by positively changing teenager’s actions. For example, when there is a criminal offence, the initial reaction people have is to throw the person in jail. However, studies show that this is not always the best solution. Mistakes can actually

Problems can always cause trouble in the future and in the novel The Fifth Rule, the story’s protagonist, Reef, is in big trouble. During a hearing, Decker, one of the antagonists of the story, states, “ … this young man [Reef] was, you might say, a graduate of North Hills’s rehabilitation program and yet, a year later at age nineteen, he remains a danger to society” (Aker 144). This incident threatened the closure of the North Hills Group, but because of Frank’s previous support, Reef was able to convince the judge to keep the group open. This shows that Reef meeting Frank has really influenced Reef’s life. Frank helps Reef transform from an inconsiderable egoist to a kind and respectable young man. Reef shows what many teenagers experience today. Counsellors, psychiatrists, and rehabilitation centres are all examples of supportive environments in our world today. When teenagers are anxious, they tend to need all the help they can get, just like how Judge Thomas and Frank Colville have helped Reef. This shows how well supportive environments can help change negative experiences into positive