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Rhapsody On A Mountain Character Analysis

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Throughout the book, the characters go through many psychological changes and drives. Almost all of the characters, including John, Newt, and Frank, let their psychological desires get ahead of their rational decision making. This causes them to make irrational decisions, which they later pay for. Some of their decisions are more dramatic than others. It is human nature to to fall for our own wants and that we will do anything to satisfy our thirst for our desires, even if it means putting others in danger because of it. Its human nature. The first character who lets his psychological desires get ahead of his rational decision making is Newt. Newt is a smaller person and being a legal midget, he was always made fun of by others for his size. …show more content…

When Frank first offered him the job of being the President of San Lorenzo, he did the correct thing and said no. He knew he was not reliable enough for a job like it. He did not want the pressure of the job. Then, Frank brought up that if he was the President, he would be able to marry the very beautiful Mona. John, being obsessed with Mona ever since he saw her in the San Lorenzo magazine, changed his mind immediately. He craved for Mona. All he ever wanted, was Mona. He let that inner drive for her influence his decision in the long run. He later pays for it by Mona saying that she loves everyone equally, not just him alone. This made him very very jealous, but there was nothing he could do about it. Mona is her own free spirit. She can never be contained. Another character that showed psychological desires was Angela Hoenikker. Angela was a very awkward kid growing up. She was more of a mother to Frank and Newt than a sister and never had any friends. The only thing in life she had was her clarinet. As her life moved on, she seemed hopeless to ever find a man to marry. Soon after her father died, she met the very handsome scientist, Harrison Connors. In exchange of their marriage, Harrison was given ice nine. Ice nine being dangerous, this was a very bad trade because the government could make it into a

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