Perry Smith Character Analysis

lived in a traveling house and he barely had a mother , she took him away from his father as shown “over the course of the next three years Perry had on several occasions runoff,set out to find his lost father, for he had lost his mother as well, learned to "despise" her”(Pg 82,In Cold Blood) and then kicked him out at age six because he was always running off to find his father, but his dad was not always there to help Perry grow into an young man "I was always thinking about Dad, hoping he could come take me away, and I remember, like as second ago,

The first environment that readers can analyze between the two Wes Moore’s is the lack of a father influence. Author Wes Moore grew up in Baltimore, Maryland with a family who seemed to have everything in place. Wes looked up to his father in many ways even as a young child. “I tried to copy his walk, his expressions. I was his main man. He was my protector” (Moore 11). Wes tells readers in the story that

Throughout the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington the main character, Mr. Smith, shows his unfaltering patriotism and devotion toward being an honest man, promoting liberty and freedom. The politicians in the film seem to be the exact opposite of Mr. Smith because they forget that everything is about the people and doing what is right. Many politicians today share both the qualities of Mr. Smith as well as the other politicians, which could be improved.

Capote use three layers of trauma to completely develop the character of Perry Smith. Capote describes Perry’s childhood, mental state, describes why he does certain things

Whether you agree with Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, or Erik Erickson, theoretical approaches to human nature all agree that early childhood years play a major part of our conscious and unconscious decisions we make. For instance, even though both Wes Moore’s were brought up without a father in their home, the reality is that these absences meant something different to each of them. For Wes 1 his father died an unnecessary death due to lack of training of emergency personnel. He remembered his dad as being compassionate, loving, and kind. Wes 1 always knew that if given the choice, his father would have stood by him throughout his life. Wes 2, however, is left with negative fatherly feelings. In the three times they were together, his own father acted as though he didn’t recognize him. What’s worse is that Wes 2 knew that his dad didn’t want to know him, he chose to leave. That left not only a hole where there should have been a very important role model, it left rejection in its place. When Wes 1 was visiting Wes 2 in the jail and asked about the impact his father had on his life, the second Wes said, “Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be. We’re going to mourn their absence in different ways” (Moore page 3). Later in the chapter Wes 1 gets emotional thinking about how he misses his father. He was left,

Melinda is a first year recruit in secondary school, who is experiencing a great deal of changes managing pre-adulthood and troublesome circumstances. She experiences difficulty fitting in with different associates, she is appalled by her own particular appearance; for instance "I search for shapes in my face, certainly not a dried face", Melinda conveys what needs to be in a frightful route as a result of the way Andy assaulted her and caused a colossal effect on her life . Luckily, she has an instructor who gives exhortation as lessons to enable them to have the capacity to stand up to each other. Mr. Freeman," the coolest craftsmanship educator", is a skilled craftsman, carefully affected. That makes discretionary school less asking for

In Wes Moore's book, The Other Wes Moore, he describes both his childhood and the early life of another boy of the same name who grew up near the author in the same Baltimore neighborhood. Moore's book explores the reasons why one boy, the author, succeeded in life while the other Wes Moore was overwhelmed by his struggles and will spend his life in prison. The author Wes Moore addresses different topics for the reader to take from the book.The ideas that are presented by him and should be recognised are the environment the boys grew up in, the motivation they got from family, and the influence from not having a father. The author Wes Moore has always had a supportive family while on the other hand the other Wes Moore had no one besides Tony, who even then was a big factor on why Wes is where he is at today. Their environment plays a big role in both of the boy’s life since they both were around the same things. The only difference is that one had a family who got him out of there to an environment that shaped him up to be the man that he is today and the one that never left will be the one that will never leave prison for the rest of his life.

Although Perry can sometimes seem as a person who does not care about others opinions, his need for approval can be seen through how he got his relationship with Dick and the impression he leaves him with. While discussing the story of Perry beating up a colored man to death for no apparent reason, the author states, “It was a significant question, for his original interest in Perry, his assessment of Perry’s character and potentialities, was founded on the story Perry had once told him of how he had beaten a colored man to death”(109). By “his original interest in Perry”, the author is discussing Dick’s reason for getting close to Perry. Dick‘s sole reason for becoming Perry’s friend was because of the story he was told by Perry, which is

In Robert Nye’s book, Unferth is portrayed as an antagonist, a character in a story that is an enemy to the protagonist, because he gets excited about Grendel’s massacres and tries to ruin Beowulf’s reputation and status by lying about him. According to Robert Nye’s book, Unferth says “Aloud, he praised King Hrothgar’s courage. Silently, he drank a toast to the demon Grendel.(pg.13)” This shows that Unferth celebrates Grendel and his killing. Unferth also says “You tried to drown your friend because he was a better swimmer than you!(pg30)”. This shows Unferth is supporting the demon Grendel instead of the hero Beowulf.

It is easy to blame a child’s upbringing when something goes wrong in their teenage and adult life. However, both Wes Moore’s had a similar childhood yet still ended up with different fates. For example, both of them had absent fathers and were raised by a single parent One of them describes their situation perfectly by telling the other. “Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be “ (Moore 3). A situation where the father is absent is commonly blamed for a misguided life but it is later evident that although there was no father, one of the Wes Moore’s was able to thrive in a positive manner. Since there was a lack of fatherhood, both of them lacked role models, specifically ones that would lead to live positive lives. One Wes Moore chose to retaliate by almost stabbing a neighborhood kid because “it was a pride issue”(Moore 32) and

The excerpt summarizes the differences of the two Wes Moores' upbringings and how they were taught to live and think about their fathers. These things ultimately played a role in shaping who they grew up to be. The author's father was a very successful man with good values. With that came the desire to live up to high expectations. Because his father was such a good man, his mother wanted the author to remember the good things about him and to use him as an example. She doesn't want him to, however, ask about him because his death brings back painful memories. The other Wes Moore was taught to forget his father because he was an unreliable alcoholic who never cared about his child. Wes's mother felt that bringing him up would only resurrect bad memories and feelings of abandonment.

I was frightfully scared, in fact all us children were terrified. Crying. I was scared because I thought my father was going to hurt me, also because he was beating my mother”(274). Capote felt pity for Perry because they had similar upbringings. This connection would slowly begin to attract Capote to Perry.

When Kevin sees his father almost dying, he begins to think of the fatherless children in the world. He extends grace towards fathers in general by thinking how important a role they play in a child’s life, regardless of the mistakes that they might make. After thinking about fathers in general, he then thinks about his own father and as Bailey puts it, “ The caring-the carefulness-which was the belief in holding on to something worth preserving and passing on. Love. Kevin felt the tide of emotion that had been at its lowest ebb flowing back into him again. He looked to his Dad”. (259-260). Instead of remaining angry at his Dad for previous conflicts or for accidentally shooting his brother, Kevin extends grace to his Dad when he chooses instead to think and remember about all the love and caring his father has ever shown him. When he begins to feel that love for his father, his emotions pick up and that gives him the grace to keep on going without emotionally breaking down.

While reading Venture Smith’s autobiography, we find ourselves enthralled in the story of the life of a poor uneducated slave. Venture uses his autobiography to explain the trials and tribulations of his time transitioning from a child to adult. He came from a tribe where his father was prince, he went through many trials and eventually had to leave with his mother, this is where his true story of being bought and sold begins. Venture spends a vast amount of time describing the struggle of being a slave, yet it is not to teach us a lesson about our misconceptions of a race, but to show the typical state of things and emphasize the use of morality as a tool

Ed McCoy, and his children were referred for counseling after experiencing the death of his wife and the mother of his children (Thomlison, 2016). Ed, now has become a single parent. Although his mother-in-law Grace lives nearby and appears to have a good rapport with his children the responsibility of raising his children alone is now his responsibility. Now, Ed has a multiplicity of emotions as he is also concerned about the health of his daughter inheriting the disorder that caused his wife’s death. After the loss of his wife Ed is in mourning over her, concerned about the health of his daughter long term, and questions himself on how he will parent these children alone (Thomlison, 2016).