Brief Summary Of The Book 'This Boy's Life'

“This Boy’s Life is not only about Hardship, but also about Determination and Resourcefulness” Discuss.

Wolff’s memoir “This Boy’s life” examines how life challenges can shape ones Identity. The memoir explores how determination is fuelled by hardship and that resourcefulness is essential in overcoming life’s obstacles. Besides the many difficulties Jack and Rosemary face, these difficulties are what ignites their motivation to transform their lives.
Jack Despite the hardship he experiences, he possesses a great deal of resilience. Jacks mother Rosemarie begins her life in a constant abusive environment and is mistreated by her Father, in return this means she wants to treat Jack differently, because of this Jack lacks Control, Discipline and functionality. This Hinders Jacks ability to succeed and have a normal functional adolescence. On top of this setback, Jack has no choice but to follow his mother on her string of abusive relationships. Jack is abused by Dwight Physically and Mentally. Although inside this has “disfigured [him]”, Jack knows he is hopeless and that he lacks Power over the situation. Even though Jack
Jack manages to lie about his grades and his whole persona again but this time it is to get into the “Hill School”. He wants to “show them [he isn’t] as dumb as they [think he is]”. Rosemary eventually escapes from Dwight and after Dwight it feels as if she has escaped from her string of abusive and cruel relationships. She is highly resourceful by gathering the courage to get up and leave even though she feels as though she is stuck with him. Rosemarie and jack in the end manage to both change their luck but not in the way that is originally intended. The pair are optimistic, as they are throughout the memoir; they have both swerved from their imminent path of turbulence to a new imminent path of personal