Finnie Walsh

Even Paul’s teammates on the Lake Windsor team were making fun of him. But all Paul did was put it behind him and pay attention to playing goalie. In addition, his own family let him down: “Honey you know how it is with your eyesight. You know you can’t see very well” (Bloor 4). Paul could see everything, he could see more than his parents ever noticed but no one believed him.

| Tom wants his old life back prior to the accident and he sees the accident as the end of his life as he knew it. He loses his sense of identity and sense of family in particular.Feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences his brother’s irresponsibility had for other people and their familiesRetreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black.

As humans begin to pursue their passions, there often comes a time when that pursuit becomes detrimental to their life. This is true in the cases of the characters in these stories. As Paul

Fisher paid attention to Erik, even though he had done such a terrible thing to Paul. Overall, Paul’s parents have been telling him a lie his whole life and this made him hate himself. The lie was that he is legally blind because he stared at a Solar Eclipse, but the reason he is legally blind is because Erik and Vincent 's spray painted his eyes. This is emotional for Paul because his whole life he has been led to believe otherwise, but now he hates how his mom, stood up for Erik.

Delaney Covelli is a petite twenty-year-old, being just about five feet, three inches. She can appear to be tentative and very watchful at first, but once you get to know her, she begins to show you her wonderful personality. Although incipiently Delaney may be hesitant, when you get into a captivating conversation with her, she begins to feel more comfortable and her wisdom starts to emerge. She grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she attended Santa Fe High School for four years until she graduated in 2013. Delaney started doing activist work when she was twelve-years-old, and continued all throughout high school. She taught sex education for five years, was the community outreach coordinator during her four years of high school, and was

In the end paul remembers that erik put paint on paul's eyes that why paul is blind.Paul went to new middle school st anthony. Luis Cruz died because arthur killer luis. Mr.fisher take him to his new school.

Like his dear old dad Paul turn to alcohol to cope with his pain caused by the death of his mother. The death of his mother caused him to be going through an identify crisis (he has always defined himself to how his mother sees him). Mrs. Morel didn’t just provide Paul a sense of identify but also a sense of purpose. Now sense that is all gone he doesn’t know what to do with himself.

A choice made by Erik affects paul by making him not confident for the rest of his like. At least his life until he becomes an adult. Erik bullied paul and criticized him until he felt like nothing. He did it all his life. Erik might be jealous of Paul. When Paul was younger, he definitely got more attention than Erik. This lack of consideration triggered Erik’s feelings towards Paul. Paul reacts by proving to others, and himself, that he doesn’t believe in himself. “I watched in disbelief” (52 Bloor). Paul is not

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.

Paul watched his entire high school class die in war. When Albert got shot he sweared “If they take off my leg, I'll put an end to it” to Paul (Remarque,242). Paul try's his hardest to keep them together, but in the end Paul get sent off to the front knowing once he leaves Albert will end his own life. When Paul is back at the front his father figure Kat gets shot. He carries Kat to the matic and thinks “Kat is saved” (Remarque,290). But “it'll never be over, until” he “tell me it's over” (Fiasco). Paul is told by a matic “he is dead”, he tried to prove he was alive, but to Paul's dismay he found his last friend was dead (Remarque,290). Paul has lost everyone he has ever loved and then lost all hope and strength to live on. Out of physical wounds and mental wounds the loss of a loved one and loss of hope is the worst part of

the love and care he unknowingly needs. Paul takes on roles that disguise his own traits and turns him into what he believes to be a person nobody can say no to. When he takes on these roles, he

Paul has got an old university friend, a character who is very important for this book. His name is Ed Finnerty. He is the fatal character for Paul because he is the one who makes Paul realize his real position and all the people's real positions. He is

237). By riding his rocking horse Paul is able to predict the winner of horse races at the track. He uses this ability in an attempt to provide for the family. In doing this he tries to assume his father’s in an attempt to please his mother and the household’s constant whispering the need for more money. “I started it for mother. She said she had no luck, because father is unlucky, so I thought if I was lucky, it might stop whispering.” (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013, pp. 240) even as Paul is dying he is still consumed with trying fill the role of a provider for his mother, “I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse and get there, then I’m absolutely sure – oh, absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!” […] “But the boy died in the night.” (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013, pp. 245). Paul’s death was a sacrifice to please his mother, who put her desires for money and material things above the love of her children.

in his quest to the live the life he always wanted, Paul not wanting to face his father and his true reality takes his own life by jumping in front of a train. He could not live with

Paul finally escaped the hostile world he lived in, but his money-bought romance did not last long. When he discovers that his theft has been made known in the new papers, and all the stolen money has ran out, he knew he had to go back to his real life. After a week of having the glamorized life he was longing for, Paul refused to go back to face the reality that he left behind in Pittsburgh. Paul knew he couldn’t go on forever in the City with no money in his pockets so he decided to give up on his own life. While going to get on his train that would bring him back to reality, Paul stepped out in front of it and killed himself.