Colin's Friendship In 'Gutshot'

The book mainly focused on a very interesting kind of friendship. Clements might be telling us that even though someone may encounter disabilities through life, friendship is not a something that can be taken away.

Friendship. What is friendship? Wikipedia defines friendship as “a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association.”, which is exactly what I think is friendship. I know most of my friends for many, many years and throughout these years we had fights and good moments and this is what forms this strong “interpersonal bond” also known as friendship. In our novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Henry and his friends faces different challenges throughout the story which strengthens their ties. In Jamie Ford’s novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Ford communicates the theme that friendship is needed especially during difficult times through the character’s actions in the books.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not happiness. John Wyndham explores the theme of friendship in his novel The Chrysalids. David shows his bravery when he fights Alan to allow Sophie to escape. David shows his trustworthiness when he keeps Sophie’s secret long enough for her family to escape. Sophie shows she is audacious when she does a dangerous mission alone to save Rosalind and Petra. David and Sophie show that friends have a bigger influence on one’s character over society’s rules.

The friendship of Hassan, Amir and Finny and Gene are very similar. The authors show, how their friendships work. Both friendships are meaningful and are used as a literary device to let us know more about the characters. They

There are many valuable aspects in life that may mean a lot to a person. In this case, friendship is one of the most important relationships a person can have. Human interaction is something necessary to survive, having a friend is essential to the well being of everyone. However, not all relationships with people can be considered a friendship because some may take advantage of others to gain something for themselves. Whereas, other friendships may last years and remain strong between the two people, but if there is no trust then there is a possibility of losing a friend. On the other hand, positive friendships still exist and are the ones to cherish and appreciate the most. The novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson is based on a fourteen year-old girl named Melinda, who was sexually assaulted at a summer party. She called the police for help but since none of her friends knew what occurred, they assumed she called to get them all in trouble. This made her an outcast and she spent her ninth-grade year by herself. The theme of friendship is evident in the novel Speak as it impacts the protagonist Melinda. This is seen through Melinda 's friendship with Rachel, Mr. Freeman, and Heather.

Friendship describes the mutual pledge to help reveal the innermost workings of a person, bringing out the hidden attributes and validity of one’s characteristics. Subsequently, the bonds and struggles of friendship are a central cause for unveiling identity as the relationship one makes contributes to long-lasting change. The acceptance of a person’s differences conveys an importance for the development of strong bonds. Moreover, hardships accompanying relationships establish times to reflect on oneself and lead to positive outcomes for growth. Furthermore, the memorable journeys embed an area in one’s mind that will change the way self-perspective is seen. Through the characters of Lewis in If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth and

He longs for a friend, but has no hope of encountering one. When Henry meets and becomes friends

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself” (Jim Morrison). Friends are not made easily because no one is the same as each other. Yet we can be alike each other. Not only do the jocks fit together as friends, but the outcast kids do also. For example, in the book Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Sarah Byrnes and Eric are alike. “‘My best friend. I [Eric] stayed fat a whole year for her" (Crutcher 7). Both teenagers are outcasts of their school because Sarah is seen as ugly and Eric is overweight. Since they are both outcast students, they learn off each other and protect each other. They do this by staying together through that hard times. Sarah and Eric both go through rough patches, yet Sarah faces danger

Friendships can be positive or negative. A good friend is supportive, kind and trustworthy. However, a negative friendship can cause a bad influence and habits. Finny and Gene have many qualities that combine to create a terrible friendship. They are not supportive of each others decisions and are very envious of the others abilities. Throughout the novel, Gene’s friendship with Finny becomes unhealthy and detrimental.

They way that a woman treats her friends is based on the person her parents raised her to be. In the story “Seconds” by Bryan O’Malley he follows the life of the protagonist Katie and how her decision greatly affect her future. Katie lacks a relationship with her parents, which is why she struggles in relationships. Katie proves this by communicating with her friends in an unpleasant manner. Katie lack many key aspect to being a good friend one is caring for other. Also her disrespectfulness also puts a strain on her relationships that she has with her friends. Along with that she also lies to her friends, and is unfaithful to her significant other without any consideration of their feelings. Lastly Katie is selfish, and puts her want in

Friendship is often thought of as looking out for one another and being kind to another, but in this novel, the friendship between Finny and Gene is a constantly changing whirlwind, that turns out to be a greater friendship than most could attain.

It goes against the nature of the way women are portrayed in media, as we are known to be competitive or jealous, it’s a tactic used to subvert stereotypes. If they had not become friends, they most likely all would have perished on the island. “If you were my best friend, you’d trust me.” Adina took a step back. She’d never been anybody’s best friend before. “Okay, Mary Lou, I got your back,” (Bray, 221) portrays the trust that every girl has for the other’s, which contrasts the lack of friendship that the girls experienced before the plane crash. Being on a stranded island can really strengthen the sense of community, “The girls screamed with laughter. It was the first time some of them had laughed in days, and it felt good.” (Bray, 149) as they must rely on each other to survive. Not only that, they can all relate to each other’s sorrows, and attempt to make the best of this awful situation. Bray’s focus on friendship really hammers down on and truly emphasizes girl power, and breaking the social standards that had been set for

Firstly, the theme of friendship in the novel was shown through unbreakable bond of the protagonists. They had connected instantly upon working together at Maidsend Airfield in England. Together, the team used Maddie’s directional skills and Julie’s ability to speak multiple languages to navigate a lost airplane (Wein 43). This had been

The quote states, “Alex allowed how it’s been a couple days. Said he kind of ran out of money” (Page 17). Chris here has just met Westerberg a couple days ago or maybe even hours and he is already getting a free meal. It comes to show that even the mere presence of Chris has a positive vibe that he can make friends easier said than done. Chris did have a huge impact on Westerberg as well so he didn’t take the food and leave, he instead got a job and worked for Westerberg and Westerberg said Chris was the hardest worker he has ever seen and worked with. The quote states, “He was a really good kid. We thought the world of him” (Page 34). Jane and Bob just picked up Chris from the side of the road and they just started talking and already they are his friend. That’s the type of person Chris was, he was friendly, and nice to talk to even after Jane and Bob dropped him off the next two years Chris would send them a postcard every month or two. In the end, Chris had a big impact on people’s lives and made friends easier than

Before he bonds with Mia Dennett, Colin is selfish and hostile, and manipulative. A good example of this is when the two first meet at the bar and Colin stops Mia from driving herself home while drunk, “She smiles and says that’s sweet. She thinks I care about her. Little does she know. I couldn’t care less.” (Kubica 48) Thatcher doesn’t get much better for a long while. He just continues to manipulate Mia with empty promises and half-truths. Just after this, Colin kidnaps Mia and takes her to a cabin in northern Michigan. A few months later, while they’re holed up in the cabin, Colin threatens Mia to keep her quiet after she tries to run away. “I push her up the steps, into the cabin. I slam the door shut, but it bounces back open. I kick it shut and throw the table down to keep it closed. I yank her into the bedroom and tell her that if I hear her so much as breathe she will never again see the light of day.” (Kubica 87) While he never really does anything to physically hurt Mia besides this and tripping her a couple of times here and there, Colin throws his weight around a lot in the book and uses fear to keep Mia in line. His actions and behavior start to get better throughout the book, but towards the middle, Colin reaches a kind of purgatory between scum of the earth