A major force that influenced the development of Chris was his family. Chris acts as if everything is alright and that he is going to school normally. But in reality he has travelled to live in the wilderness. He does this without informing his parents or sister. He just left them to worry about his whereabouts. He also informed the postal service to keep his letters and send them all at once so his parents would not suspect anything. He did this because he did not appreciate how his parents had treated him and his sister during while they grew up and during their childhood. Chris was spoiled rich yet because of his parent’s domestic conflicts and the total dysfunction of his family made him…
Along his trip across the country as a new man, he met a woman named Jan Burres. They grew a special bond; one that is unlike anyone else he had encountered up to the point of their acquaintance. He could relate to her free spirit. After picking up McCandless, Jan explains, “He was a really good kid. We thought the world of him… he made a point of staying in touch. For the next two years Alex sent us a postcard every month or two” (Krakauer 31). Over the course of Chris’ travels, he met hundreds of people, but he made it a point to keep in touch with Jan. She filled the parental void that was missing in McCandless’s life. Because of her maternal instincts, she cared for him, fed him, and provided a place to sleep. Chris may not have ever admitted that he missed the company of his mother, but by maintaining a relationship with complete stranger, it is clear that he used Jan to fill the void in his…
Chris is a very honest and affectionate person at the beginning of the book. He chooses to ignore his suspicions about his father, which leads him to be a generally happy person. At the end of Act Two, Chris undergoes a big change. He becomes cold and practical when he figures out his suspicions were correct. This change is extremely important to the book. Chris’s reaction to the truth is one reason why his father, Joe, committed suicide at the very end of the play. His change is extremely important to the plot of the play and contributes to the theme…
Stand By Me is the story of four twelve year olds living in a small town in the year 1959, whose lives were changed by a chance adventure that they embarked on at the end of an indolent summer. The four boys were Gordie Lachance, Chris Chambers Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio. The boys had their own tree house with its special club rules, including a secret knock, and spent their time in meaningless arguments, playing games, or just hanging out. Although on the surface they are typical pre-adolescent boys, you soon find out that underneath their normal bravado and enthusiasm, each of them have problems at home to deal with. Gordie's older brother Denny was recently killed in an auto accident, and his parents have not handled it well. They mope around their house and continually ask Gordie (who is an aspiring writer) why he isn't more like his brother, who was a popular athlete in town. Gordie's best friend, Chris, who is intelligent, brave, and the natural leader of the group, has an alcoholic father, who constantly beats him, and an older brother who is a delinquent. Everyone in town figures that Chris will follow in their footsteps, so he is very much afraid of what his future will be. Teddy is the son of an emotionally disturbed war veteran who has abused him all his life. In his mind Teddy cannot accept his situation, so he has created a fantasy world in which his father is an All American war hero instead of an inmate in a mental hospital. Vern is on the chubby side, somewhat uncoordinated, and is constantly the butt of jokes. Vern's older brother likes to push him around when he is there, and so Vern spends a fair amount of time hiding out. Yet Vern ends up being the catalyst of the story. He accidentally overhears his older brother describe the location where he is pretty sure that the dead body of a missing boy from the town that everyone had been looking for actually lies. This gives him a chance to be important in the pecking order of the club, and he…
As twelve year old boys: Vern is the loyal friend that everyone in the group picked on, but they would not be the same without him; Teddy is the one that has no regard for his life, and has an abusive father that was put in a psych-ward; Chris is the leader, and comes from a bad family; and Gordie is the smart and creative friend. As mature adult men: Vern is married to his high school sweetheart, and operates a forklift for a living; Teddy cannot get into the Army, so he is in and out of jail; Chris becomes a lawyer, but dies by being stabbed in the throat while braking up a fight in a fast food line; and Gordie becomes a writer with a loving…
Towards the end of the film, both parties eventually share a confrontation at the scene of Ray Brower's dead body, where Ace pressures Chris and the boys to back down, finally pulling out a knife due to their resilience. However, Gordie intervenes after finding the gun that Chris had brought along the trip, portraying his bravery by overcoming the challenge despite the apparent danger and deadly…
The reason we are left with a small understanding of the other characters is because the story is told from Chris' perspective. Telling a story from a first person perspective encourages us, the readers, to listen and relate to Chris, the speaker. Using a first person perspective allows the reader to see exactly what Chris is thinking, it also allows Chris to be further developed through his own style in telling the story. Chris neglects to tell us much about the other characters in the book because he is alleged to have Aspergers Syndrome, he sees himself as a dog rather than a human, he only writes what interests him and he is told specific instructions by his teacher, Siobhan.…
The book is set out over Charlie's freshman year in high school, which he is starting friendless. His only friend, Micheal, killed himself in the previous year leaving Charlie confused and scared to start school.…
‘Song of Hope’ is a poem written by Oodgeroo Nuccal (Kath Walker) an Aboriginal Australian. The piece is classified as Aboriginal Australian literature. It was published in the 1960’s. The purpose of the text is to give hope in a new beginning after the events involving the racial tension between the Aboriginals and the white settlers. The poem is directed to the Aboriginal people of Australia who suffered from these events.…
At the beginning of one of Chris's many adventures, he was picked up by Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob, 60 miles south of Oregon. Chris got a ride with them and stayed with the two for about a week at Orick Beach. "Said he was tramping around the country, having a big old adventure. He told us about abandoning his car, about burning all his money (30)." Jan Burres thought that herself and her Bob could teach Chris something about life, but shortly after he left. Chris stayed in touch by sending a postcard about every month. Later on, Chris met up with Jan at the slabs, a huge flea market. He helped her out with selling and organizing the displays. "He had a good time when he was around people, a real good time. At the swap meet he'd talk and talk and talk to everybody that came by..(44)," said Jan Burres. Everyone loved having Chris around. Chris told Jan his plan for his trip to Alaska. Burres thought it was not a great idea, but Chris was very determined. Chris was like a son to Jan. She cared for him a lot. It was hard for Jan to see Chris leave. She thought he had it in him to make it out alive.…
Chris’s impulsive decision to commit two murders in order to protect his own social position initiated this sudden change. Chris finds himself torn between living a wealthy, prosperous life with Chloe and living in poverty with Nola and a baby. As a result of this, he made an impetuous decision to murder Nola, the child, and an innocent old lady in order to conceal his…
Instead of a physical death, the main character, Chris Wilton, endures an emotional destruction and corruption. The film starts with a moralistic Chris beginning as a humble tennis instructor. However, the escalation of the collapse of his ethical values ultimately lead to his severest sin; murdering his mistress, an innocent bystander, and his unborn child. Moreover, Nola Rice warns Chris about his consequences to his horrific actions; “prepare to pay the price, Chris. Your actions were clumsy. Full of holes. Almost like someone begging to be found” (Allen). The shame and regret of murdering two innocent people will manifest Chris until he dies. It will eat away at his sanity day by day, as he realizes the amount of overwhelming guilt and remorse. The event will impact the way he raises his child with Chloe Hewett as only known to him he killed his first child. In the last scene of the film, Chris looks away from his baby in disgrace and disgust, acknowledging that he is no longer satisfied with himself after his heinous acts. Additionally, he must live the rest of his life with the responsibility for the death of two people, furthermore, committing adultery with one of them. The distortion of Chris’s morals, ethics and sanity signify his eternal death, meaning he will never be the same as his old moral…
Pieces of Adrienne Rich: She lived throughout her poems and changed her writing to express herself.…
When Teddy is ready to travel again, they go to some reliable friends to live for a while. Here they find out that one of Damien’s oldest friends Chris Reilly, a young guy who worked on a British farm to earn money to his family, was the one telling on them, and got them sent to jail. They receive orders to kill both Chris and Sir John, and Damien shoots them. Later he talks to his sweetheart, Sinéad ní Shúilleabháin, about…
Many years passed. Chris was a successful man in business he sold cars, houses, and R.V’s. He had a beautiful home, because of his job. He had a great family, a beautiful wife and two sons, but he realized something was missing his father. His father was very old and he thought to go see him, but before he could make arrangements, he received a telephone call saying that his father passed away, and in his will, he gave everything to him. Chris filled with guilt immediately rushed to his father’s home to take care of things.…