Laurie's 'Schadenfreude'
Schadenfreude:
Schadenfreude is a word borrowed from the Germans and used by the English from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s. Though the word is obsolete, it is by far the best word to describe a certain trait of Laurie, that of malicious joy. Having malicious joy as a character trait must be backed up by sufficient evidence, and that I have. Why else would someone at the age of 5 leave his parents without a goodbye, hit the teacher, kick the teachers friend, tell another little girl to say explicit words, and finally lie about it all to his parents? This conclusion could be refuted by a simple, “but, the teacher made him colour with the wrong colour” or “but, the teachers friend made him exercise”. I don't believe that Laurie hit the
Schadenfreude is a word borrowed from the Germans and used by the English from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s. Though the word is obsolete, it is by far the best word to describe a certain trait of Laurie, that of malicious joy. Having malicious joy as a character trait must be backed up by sufficient evidence, and that I have. Why else would someone at the age of 5 leave his parents without a goodbye, hit the teacher, kick the teachers friend, tell another little girl to say explicit words, and finally lie about it all to his parents? This conclusion could be refuted by a simple, “but, the teacher made him colour with the wrong colour” or “but, the teachers friend made him exercise”. I don't believe that Laurie hit the