I Am A Youth Counselor

Maggie strives to be improve her community and assist her people. She has devoted her life to their rehabilitation by earning a degree from Dartmouth to be able to organize local control of the schools and form a women's shelter. After this inspiration had shocked Ray, he comes to yearn for the same connection she has with her people as he never got chance for isolating that part of himself.

Burke illustrates Tom’s inner conflict with first-person narration. The guilt he feels over the inactivity he had on the night of the incident, his frustration with Kylie and the added guilt he exhibits because he feels sorry for himself all adds up to his conflicted thoughts. Tom doesn’t know or feel like himself anymore. But Burke brings this to the attention of the reader in a good light when Tom thinks, “But now I knew what I missed most. I missed me, Tom Brennan, and that’s why now I could smile, ‘cause I could see he was coming back.” Thus, when J.C. Burke aptly finishes the book with the line “that was the morning Tom Brennan came back, forever,” the true development in Tom’s character and conflict is shown through the employment of first-person narration. Therefore, J.C. Burke thoroughly addressed the conflict in Tom’s mind as it was overcome in the

| 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.

At first, I hadn’t realized this, especially right after Tom was locked up. I had been determined to destroy him for taking our daughter away from me, but when Hannah offered to give my daughter back in exchange for testifying against Tom, I realized I couldn’t do it after reading his letter. He had written, “You’re angry and hurt and nothing makes sense, and I know what that feels like…Perhaps when it comes to it, no one is just the worst thing they ever did” (314). Despite everything I had gone through, Tom had been through worse, losing both his parents and surviving a war. No matter what I had done to hurt him, though, he had been willing to forgive me—either that, or he never blamed me in the first place—and all he wanted in return was for me to do the same. Now, having experienced a lifetime together, Tom is the one sitting next to me, holding my hand as the days slip away, and I understand now that he had been right: people are more than their mistakes, and the past doesn’t have to cast a shadow over the future. I know I hadn’t made moving on easy at first, but reflecting back on it, I am sure that I loved Tom, and he loved me back. In the end, we had forgiven each other and found a way to mend the gap Lucy had left in our lives, because of that love.

In a world that cares little for the wellbeing of each individual, it is impossible to survive out in the open. Wealth protect some from society’s demands while others seek refuge in family bonds. The main difference between the Author and the Other Wes Moore is the bubble that they matured in. For the Author, his mother’s love and hard work afforded him an expensive bubble of physical isolation and a regimented lifestyle. For the Other Wes, the sanctuary was of his own making; one of honor bound by ties of drug money and blood.The defining moments for each Wes Moore are when their bubbles are created and when they become a prison.

Tom Walker sat at his bedside feeling rather melancholy for he had not much to do but be chided at by his notorious witch of a wife. They both lived in their humble abode of an apartment in the middle of a city but they had a sublime view that overlooked the scenery of the domicile's dumpsters. They lived poorly, just barely getting by to afford a couple gallons of gas. Tom grew a hatred for almost everyone around and had only a handful of “friends”, he believed that money was the most valuable and important thing in his life.

She wanted to be a role model for her children and at the same time, she wanted to become friend with them. Helen valued education, and she wanted Julie to go to college and have a successful life. However, after she found out that Julie had secretly being together with Tod, the poor, unambitious man. She was disappointed, betrayed, sad. Julie moved out of Helen’s home. Later, when Helen found out that Julie and her husband Tod had nowhere to live, she let them move in with her. She is a permissive parent, yet, she cares about her children, provides them as much support as she can. Helen stayed calm when Gary told her he wanted to live with his dad for a while. I can see her heart was bleeding when she heard her son’s words. She gave Gary his father’s phone number anyway, and Gary talked to his dad over the phone and figured out the cruel fact that his dad didn’t care for them anymore. Helen wanted to comfort Gary but he refused to talk. I felt Helen’s guilt and desperation at that moment. After she broke into Gary’s room and found out that Gary was carrying the bag that contains pornography, she immediately asked Tod’s help to talk to Gary. She had a chance to talk to Tod and had learned that Tod came from a broken family. She had a better idea of who Tod was and his help to Gary gained Helen’s respect. Helen supported Tod and helped her daughter Julie overcame the tough situation in marriage. Helen

A major way the author integrates this theme into the reading is when Jim Casy is determined to give himself up for Tom. After Tom trips a police officer, Casy kicks the police officer in the neck to knock him out. Casy is aware the officer will not be out much longer and suggests that Tom should get out of there. Tom is skeptical of Casy’s offer to run but Casy brings Tom’s family back to his attention, “Somebody got to take the blame. I got no kids. They’ll jus’ put me in jail, an’ I ain’t doin’ nothin’ but set

Firstly, Every hardship and obstacles she endured throughout her childhood helped Jeannette to become a successful adult.Jeannette’s parent were very unpredictable, her mother was self absorbed in her hobbies, and her father was an interminable alcoholic. Even though her parent neglected and gave less attention to Jeannette,

Tom’s expression became pensive before his lower lip pushed into a soft, enticing pout and lifting his gaze slightly, he peered solemnly up at Booker through his long, thick lashes. “I have trouble trusting people,” he confessed softly, his dark eyes shimmering with emotion. “But I do trust you. I’m lonely, Dennis. I had no real human contact for six months and then you showed up. It was terrifying, but suddenly, there was someone who had belief in me and didn’t just see a disabled ex-con. You made me want to be Tom Hanson again and that’s why I stopped taking my meds; I didn’t want to be that fucked up zombie anymore. But I crave more… I need more. There’s something between us and I can’t live here pretending there’s not. I know we can’t be intimate, but there’s nothing wrong with hugging and kissing, is there? I mean, we’re friends, right? We can do that as friends… can’t we?”

For example, Tom finally builds up the courage and strength to get back inside because “he thought of Clare – just wordless, yearning thought – and then drew his arm back just a bit more, fist so tight his fingers pained him, and knowing he was going to do it” (19-20). The thought of seeing Clare again and spending time with her allowed him to see his life in a better perspective and to want to become a changed man. Tom’s driving force in life is no longer his passionate ambition and determination to achieve his goals, but now is his beloved wife. In addition, when Tom leaves his apartment to go find his wife, he saw “the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off his desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life” (20). Tom finally let go of his yellow paper and all the pressure it bestowed on him. He sees the thing that caused him to lose numerous hours, which he could have spent with Clare, disappear from his life. He realizes that his career and his ambition to succeed are not worth it and are not as important to him anymore. As a result, Tom becomes a changed man who now knows that having something as special as a person who loves and cares about him is more rewarding than anything his career can offer

First is Tom. In the beginning of the book, Tom, possess a sort of self-interest. Many would agree that Tom’s biggest personal struggle was how he was in jail for four years. He claims his time in prison “Molded him into someone who devotes his time and energies to the present moment” (Steinbeck). Toms sees the future as misleading and out of reach, but does not concern him. He accepts this philosophy toward living not because he is selfish, but as a means of coping. He fears that by putting his life in a context larger than the present day, he will drive himself to anger and helplessness. Of course, Tom, who exhibits a rare strength, thoughtfulness, and moral certainty, is destined for more than mere day-to-day survival. Tom undergoes the most

Clayton is a thirty-eight year old who is suffering from severe depression. Dr. Marco describes his family as being “dysfunctional”. Both of his parents have addictive personalities. Clayton’s father was an alcoholic, and was mentally and physically abusive. His mother was someone he could always count on until one day after she got tired of his father’s abuse and turned to drugs. Shouting, violence and being talked about were common in his household.

These constant beatings in Maggie Johnson’s home, furniture thrown from parent to parent, and every aspect of her family life as being negative, her family situation is not an extremly healthy one. But, despite her hardships, Maggie grows up to become a beautiful young lady whose romantic hopes for a more desirable life remain untarnished.

Tom, a son of Amanda, a poet, with no backbone gets a job in a warehouse and does not have any plan for his career. He is trapped by his mother and has suffered from that. However, Tom is curious about how he