Creighton Brown In Gary Blackwood's The Year Of The Hangman

Have you ever wondered if people can change? It is said quite often that people cannot change. However, in The Year of the Hangman, by Gary Blackwood, Creighton Brown starts off as a lazy and useless boy, but as the story progressed he slowly became a productive man. Creighton Brown was raised in a spoiled manner, and became a lazy person. “Nevertheless… It was not a fair contest, and I will not abide by it.”(85).This proves Creighton showed signs of immaturity, and could not understand the importance of work. It seems like he does not have the mental toughness needed for work. “I may be able to use you… “Use me for work?” (86). Creighton is too lazy to work. Creighton does not understand the value of work. It seems he is too arrogant to