The Toxic Rivalry Between Grey And The King

Due to human nature, not all people are built to last forever. With time, you can start to see friends drift apart and their expression can be toxic. It is important when talking about relationships, that it becomes apartment that relationships are not always perfect. Grey and The King have a toxic rivalry that in return causes a massive conflict for everyone. The way Grey talks to The King proves his distaste for him;
“Why do you think it is, Corporal, that you have so much and the rest of us so little? One day, Corporal, you're going to make a slip. All this wealth you've got isn't going to check against my list. And when you do; when that happens... I'll be ready.” (Pg. 13).
This conversation between Grey and The King sets the groundwork
It is quite apparent that Grey is quite jealous of a prisoner because he is living a better life than himself, an officer. Officer Grey’s strict enforcement of Japanese law causes a lot of the men to hate him, including Peter Marlowe. With one of Peter and The King’s scams they get caught and it becomes apparent why they do not like Grey; “You hypocrite. I think you're in with them. Well, you're none of you gonna' get away with it. I can't prove anything against you yet, but I've got proof against the other two because I've got this weight...” (Pg. 187). Peter Marlowe has a strong distaste for the Japanese. In Peter’s mind, Grey is the embodiment of the Japanese. Grey is very strict on following the Japanese culture and law. Peter gives Grey absolutely zero chances to try to display his true character, because of this there is now a mutual hatred between them. The author of, Three Day Road, showed the true emotions that can take place when close friends drift apart. Xavier struggles with this war stricken life and especially with his former best friend, his struggles become apparent when he indicates,
Jumba was sentenced to prison time for creating Stitch, yet would gladly destroy him to get that sentenced removed. Doctor Jumba shows how he cares little about his mechanically engineered son. Stitch is blamed for the actions of others, him drowning causes David to speak his mind; “David confronting Stitch about his hatred of him, stating that Lilo being taken away was all his fault and that everything was fine before he came along” (Sanders, 2002). This happens just minutes after their big party on the beach, which made stitch feel a part of a family. This scene made him realize what family was, and David closed that door on him. He was determined that all the things that had happened were purely because of Stitch, and by voicing his concerns he made stitch feel isolated. Like fruit, relationships can spoil over time. We find this happen to the most unlikely of duos. Xavier and Elijah were once considered almost one, but as the war went on it took its toll on Elijah. The war changed him into a man that even Xavier was counting down the days that death will free this individual, the one thing he could not predict though was that he would be the one bestowing it upon his former friend. Whereas Peter Marlowe