I Know It Was An Accident And She Didn 't Mean

about her son’s well-being, and seems to feel guilty that she urged him to make the trip,

Unlike Ed, her “hot tempered” nature and her inability to empathise with her son, has meant that she is unable to adapt to the demands of Christopher’s social barriers. This is evident in a letter in chapter 157 where she states “ Maybe if things had been differant, maybe if you'd been differant i might have been better at it. But thats just the way things turned out”. The repetition of ‘maybe’ demonstrates the initial complexity of human communication which in Christophers case, was further complicated by his social demands. Through Mark Haddon’s incorporation of a letter in this chapter, the difficulties in human communication is shown as his mother has resorted to indirect communication in explaining her reasoning for his abandonment. Although Judy lovingly and diligently cares for Christopher she struggles with the frustration she feels as a result of not always being able to understand her son’s behaviour. This ideology is further reiterated through the comparison in the letter between Ed and Judy seen in “Your father is a much more pacient person. He just gets on with things.. But that’s not the way i am…” Haddon’s characterisation of Christopher’s parents presents to the responder the conflicting side of love, the multi-faceted and complicated nature of human interaction, and the opposing approaches of both parents in communicating and dealing with Christopher’s condition, as part of their

“ Aileen was forced to make her grandfather happy as well as his friends so she did what she knew they wanted because otherwise they got angry and forced her to so to avoid disappointment she did things that in her mind were okay because they were the only thing she knew.

saying to her while she was in a coma. She said that she hated him because he made a promise that made her choose between him over her family. He starts yelling at himself on the bridge as she walks off. He tries to accept everything and walks off, but then a little later she comes running to him crying and he asks her how she knew. The both of them end up going back to her place to sleep and to talk about

She is truly overcome with grief and overflowing with uncontrollable emotion. She is asking for sympathy and understanding when she says, "Believe that even in my deliberateness I was not deliberate." In addition, she passes the blame when she says, "Though why should I whine, / Whine that the crime was other than mine?" This suggests that she was pressured from another source -- a boyfriend, family member, or society.

So she obtains the case files and wants to get Helen’s opinion on the case. At first Helen is reluctant to help because as M.J. Monaham starts to

They both found a spot on the beach that they both enjoyed and sat to gaze out at the scenery again. Alma noticed something about Clay when sitting there that something seemed to be upsetting him still. Clay still haunted from the murder of Denzel said “ Sometimes I feel like I ain’t no better than the man that killed my mother. Taking a life is all the same, whether you mean to or not. You’ve still done something that only God is meant to do.” Alma began to assure Clay that it wasn’t his fault, and it was the only thing that he could have done in that situation, rather than being shot and killed himself.

Barb blames Janice for Anne's death to hurt her and make her feel guilty, not knowing that Janice already feels guilty but does not express it. However, Barb does not think about the challenges Janice might have endured but is angry because she is not the ‘ideal Janice’ that she had been expecting. Barb is too busy and eager wanting to express her anger towards Janice that she cannot relate to Janice’s problems and the struggles that she goes through. Barb’s lack of sympathy towards the unexpected changes in Janice’s life only results in a bigger gap in their relationship. Once Barb and Janice start talking, Barb is again angered by Janice’s quietness and her unwillingness to strengthen their relationship. However, she does not make an effort herself to understand why. Barb says to Janice: “You told us the facts. I don’t know one damn thing about you, the person” (36). Barb is annoyed and frustrated by Janice keeping to herself, she cannot understand her. Barb wants a strong relationship with her as sisters. For Janice, the sister relationship is too difficult and would rather prefer being friends. However, Barb does not acknowledge or accept Janice’s different views but expects Janice to want the same. Barb misunderstands the quietness of Janice and takes it personally, thinking that she wants to keep a distance from her and does not want to open up. Barb does not think of the opposite. What if Janice can’t

Jan Narveson: It was right front of her eyes, she should have realized that this was not a place for her to be in, no matter what the situation is. If she wanted to see her brother she should have just waited to see him.

They continued dating for a while and they were very happy together. But the beginning of that relationship, slowly demolished the relationship between Alex and Ruby and Ruby slowly began feeling less and less important. Alex stopped letting Ruby in because john didn't like dogs. Alex would rarely hand out with Ruby anymore and ,as it seemed,Alex stopped caring.Ruby began to feel that she was just a burden for Alex and did what she thought was best.

“Earlier today, we learned that an attempt was made on your cousin’s life,” her father said to her. “Your mother has so much grief for your cousin, because of the actions that he has made since the past two years – deeds worthy of being told to all

In the aftermath of the violent assault, Anton develops a psychological distance that makes him too sorrowful to accept the truth. The sorrow of his can be seen when Anton meets his former neighbor, Karin. As “Once more the old bitterness welled up, the inexhaustible bitterness. Was he meant to

We don't suffer like—those young ones. " Alexandra ended with a sigh. They had reached the gate.” “ Before Carl opened it, he drew Alexandra to him and kissed her softly, on her lips and on her eyes. She leaned heavily on his shoulder.

Denny and Enzo became very angry when Denny was accused of sexually harassing a young girl when they both knew it did not happen. The girl that accused him had quelled him, knowing he would get in big trouble. The accusations occurred in the midst of him trying to receive custody of his daughter. He was also upset because his wife’s parents did not think he would be a suitable parent and they thought that they could take better care for her then he could. He finally met up with the girl that accused him of harassing her and said, “ Zoe’s my daughter. I love her like your father loves you. Please, Annika, don’t take her away from me” (Stein 284), to make her realize what she could be taking away from him for something he did not do. She eventually told the authority the truth and Denny got his daughter back.

She was not upset the day her brother died, and felt no guilt for her feelings about him. "I was sad for them [her family] rather than over any loss of mine, because my brother had become a stranger to me. I was not sorry that he had died, but I was sorry for him because, according to his standards, his life had been thoroughly worth living" (p. 55-56).