Interview Essay - Larry Clayville
Larry Clayville was born in Ustick, Idaho, on June 11, 1917. Larry explained that "there was once a post office in Ustick, but there is nothing there now. That is how far out in the woods I was". Larry is a very down to earth man who has seen a lot of life. He has read the newspaper every day of his life. He is a Father, a Grandfather, and seems to be a friend to many. Larry came to California for work in 1946. He is a POW survivor, and is a member of the "Lodge," and has many friends there. He is also currently involved in a relationship.
Larry's definition of happiness is, "Having plenty to eat, having a warm place to sleep, and having friends and family. That's enough to make me happy."
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Larry's wife died from Parkinson's Disease a few years ago.
When asked how other people's attitudes affect his happiness, Larry said that, "Everyone is intuited to their own beliefs, and that negative people don't bother him much." Sometimes he admits that he would "tell people that they have a bad attitude, talk, or go home."
Larry's childhood did much to influence his sense of happiness. "When you come from a family of 5 kids, and you have a good mother and father, they teach you right from wrong. Being raised with several kids, you learn a lot about happiness." Larry believes that did affect his personality. He learned by the examples that his brother and sisters set.
Though he did not have much of an education, he does say, "There is always at some time, a part of you that wished you had gone on to school. There is always a time every so often that you wish you were better at what you do."
Larry looks back fondly on his family. "Growing up, the greatest thing to do was go on vacation. We would go up in the hills and the mountains and stay for 2 weeks. Back in those days the road only went so far. You had to fight your way through brush to get to the lake. Being next to nature was the greatest thing. You were free as a bird." He continues, "I also liked to go the river with my family. All the grandkids would dunk my hat in the water. We would hike, fish, or water ski. Sometimes all in one
He has some difficulty in expressing his needs and feelings effectively. Larry recognizes the need to plan, but may set unrealistic goals or fail to act on his plan.
“Thanks dad I worked really hard on it!” Leo sounded so happy. Larry however looked jealously at his brother, to the point where there was fire in his eyes and he started breathing really hard which sounded kind of nasty.
This also makes him have suicidal thoughts. Larry’s two favorite student of the Wreck Center now hate him because of his obsession. He tries to make up for his sins by going to war and creating the Wreck Center; but, no one can forgive Larry for the horrid things that he has done. Especially Nicole and Francis.
Murray Meisels was born on April 19, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in New York City and came to California in 1941 to attend college at USC. After graduating from USC, he attended the University of Oregon Dental School and the University of Buffalo Dental School. Murray served in the military during WWII and the Korean War. In 1948, he married Francis and they made their home in Buffalo, New York. They raised two children, and Murray owned a dental practice for over 40 years. While raising a family and practicing dentistry, he completed a Masters degree and taught at the University of Buffalo Dental School. In 1991 Murray retired from private practice, but continued teaching part time at the
Larry Lasalle helps to maintain an air of conflict throughout the novel. For example in Chapter 14 (page 72-79) Francis confronts Larry; prepared to kill him for what he did to Nicole. The atmosphere in this chapter is very tense and Larry tries to defend himself but Francis is determined. To continue, in most chapters Francis' thoughts revolve around his hate for Larry and his love for Nicole. On page 77 Larry says “If I want one thing, it would be to have you look at me the way you did at the Wreck Center, when I was the big hero you say I was.” As a kid, Larry was Francis' hero but him raping Nicole changed the way he looked at him. From that
Larry was a very violent man guy. Larry 's mother had passed away nine years before the shooting. After that Larry got more violent. Larry’s father had lived with him at the time and neighbors would see him being violent to his father. In the months before the shooting, people who knew Ashbrook say he became increasingly paranoid, certain that he was being framed for serial murder and other crimes that he did not commit. Larry had also been afraid that the CIA were targeting him, and he reported psychological warfare, assaults by co-workers and being drugged by the police. Just days before the shooting he voiced these concerns to a newspaper, saying "I want someone to tell my story, no one will listen to me; no one will believe me."(murderpedia)
Larry was talking to his friend Nevin about the book they just finished in English class. “That was the worst book I have ever read,” said Larry.
This quote also shows that he understood that if he would receive further education, he could achieve freedom.
manners were also a favorable aspect with Larry. Ty also shares some of the same views as
"It was my folly! I have said it. But up to that epoch of my life, I had lived in vain. The world had been so cheerless! My heart was a habitation large enough for many guests, but lonely and chill and without a household fire. I longed to kindle one!"
Beverly's definition of happiness is "where your heart is involved, it is a focus outside of yourself." At times, she chooses to be contented rather than happy. As a child, she did not discuss her feelings, and it was hard for her to know when she was happy.
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions. In Somerset Maugham’s novel The Razor’s Edge, some characters think that wealth, social status, and material possessions will bring them happiness. Larry Darrell is the only character that doesn’t care for any of these things, and he is the only character that Maugham says is happy. Through these differing ideas of happiness, Maugham creates the argument that happiness is not achieved through materialism. Materialism is a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
What is happiness? The essay, “Three Simple Things,” the author gave us the definition of happiness from Dictionary.com as "an active or passive state of pleasure or satisfaction." In his own special way, the author writes about how friends, families, and his belief in God are the things that make him happy the most. Sure people may feel their happiness is being healthy and alive. There are many things that could make me happy, but the three that make me happy the most is spending time with my three girls, being with families, and fishing.
Throughout this semester this class has allowed me the privilege to get to know people who I would have never talked to on a personal level while also having the chance to advance my interviewing skills while getting to know them. Not only did these interviews and experiences display my strengths such as being able to adapt to certain situations but even more importantly it helped show me my weaknesses. After one interview and the next, I had to learn what role I had to play as within each interview I had to adapt to find my specific role as it varied from one to the next. Having the opportunity to interview a handful of people from the beginning of this semester to now has also taught me that the person you are interviewing can have a tremendous effect on if the interview goes successfully or not for reasons that I will elaborate on further in my paper. Lastly, one of the greatest lessons I learned about while interviewing people would be how to properly prepare to make sure the interview itself go as smoothly as possible. All of these factors have helped me grow in becoming a better interviewer and have helped me grow as a person.
I think that the point of his essay was to express his point that no matter what we have to strive for excellence and settle for nothing less than what we feel we deserve. He came back to his roots and grew from his past experiences much the same way that I have