Character Analysis Of Home For Me By Ethan Clinger

877 Words2 Pages

Home is not a place for me, it 's a person and a feeling. It 's the moment of silence before explosive laughter and the breathy seconds after making a comment that maybe shouldn 't have been said. Home for me is my best friend, Ethan Clinger. Ethan is the kind of boy who drives at forty-five on country roads, despite the slightly exasperated sounds of passengers. He is the type of person whose opinions of people can change at the drop of a hat. Ethan is the man who will listen to you even when you don’t want to talk, even when you just want to sit and sulk. He’ll just talk until he makes you laugh, even if you started in tears. He is able to cheer up the most upset of patreons, and sympathizes with a wonderful strength. His beliefs are ingrained …show more content…

He is a Jack-in-the-Box full of humor, and he never fails to entertain simply by being amused. First his eyes light up as the joke connects in his brain. Then, his mouth gets bigger and bigger until in a thunderclap of humor, his joy explodes out of him and he doubles, seizing with giggles. He is a whirlwind of passion trying to contain the hurricane of his personality. He never seems to quite succeed, especially when he certainly shouldn’t laugh. In fancy restaurants or in solemn situations, his laugh takes a different path to escape his body. His form still doubles up, shaking in the aftermath of his jocosity. Choking out in a sort of snort that rocks his shoulders and makes him cover his mouth. My favorite laugh to hear, however, is the one that breaks free when I make a particularly horrendous joke. His face twists up and he scowls a little bit, but the scowl is quickly replaced by a twitching smile that erupts into a laugh. This laugh starts heavy and sarcastic, but quickly builds up to a wheezing giggle of mirth that climbs higher and higher; as if up a mountain to get the levity in the terrible

Open Document