Self-Destructive Student Sparknotes

Jim was the naughty one out of them, so Will was there for him a lot. Jim got himself into trouble by going into the Mirror Maze, and Will found him and got him out of it safely. Jim knew he needed Will in his life for protection: “You’re always going to be around, aren’t you, Will? To protect me?” (p.68). Even Jim, who acted like he was fine on his own, still needed Will there to protect him, because you always need friends in your life to love and care about you. Jim also snuck out of his house to go to Miss Foley’s house to see Robert without Will. Will luckily saw Jim sneak out because if Will wouldn’t have been with Jim, Jim would’ve gotten caught with stealing. Robert tried to get Jim caught with stealing Miss Foley’s jewelry, but Will helped Jim escape. Will had feelings about Jim. How he was good most of the time, but sometimes wondered off to somewhere far away: “And again Will had the feeling about Jim that he had always had about an old forgotten dog” (p. 83). The time that Jim needed Will the most was when he could have died,but Will went crazy to help him survive. Mr. Dark and his freaks like when people are sad and scared, so if Will would have stayed sad, Jim would have died. But Will stayed happy with the help of Charles, who told him to “Hop! Jump! Yell!” (p. 283), because he knew that is what would help Jim wake up. Jim

William joins the military and while he’s gone Margaret invites William’s mother Mrs. Anglin and brother Marshall to her parents’ house for dinner, which doesn’t go well because Mr. and Mrs. Ryder refuse to sign in an even more awkward silence. William comes back injured but not crippled and they live with her parents until he’s accepted into college. Margaret’s parents are sad to see her go but as soon as they can they go see her and it was unannounced. Margaret’s parents are very upset to see the place where she’s living and go to sign how upset they are that William hasn’t provided better for their daughter. Her parents never visit her again. The next time Margaret sees her parents is when she’s very pregnant to let them know that they’ll be grandparents. Lastly William and Margaret move into better housing where they will raise their child till William graduates from college. Margaret and William invite everyone to their baby shower after the birth of their son and her parents show up after everyone has gone. Margaret is upstairs with her son and William answers the door and her parents surprise her. When they see each other all the turmoil between them is gone and they enjoy each other’s company. The movie ends with Janice’s retirement party where Abel, Margaret, William and their son go and Janice’s signs a speech that Margaret

These being: family, schools, peer relationships, mass media, and work. Throughout the film, we see the growth of character in Will. He begins in the movie as the mishap trouble maker with a brilliant mind that’s being wasted because his inner demons are holding him hostage. Through the progression of his time in therapy, we can tell that will did not have the best home life. We discover that he was a victim of child abuse, both physical and mental. Because of this, he grows up believing that he is not worth much and will not amount to anything. Family is a big part of the way we grow up to perceive ourselves and present ourselves to others. Wills family did not show him that he was good enough so he believed he wasn’t and found solace in his school work. With the help of his peer relations and school, Will was “re-socialized” and succeeded beyond what he could have ever imagined. With the help of this therapist and time, Will resolved the resentment and attachment issues he has had since he was a child and begin to form new relationships while allowing others into his mind a bit more. This change in his life was all brought on by the professor teaching him. If he hadn’t intervened with the court and suggest that in place of jail time, Will could study under him and see a therapist, will would have never gotten better and advance much further in life. With the help of peer relations and school, will became a new and improved

Will 's group of friends seem to pick on him and judge him, which questions if they are truly his friends or not and if he truly fits in with him.

He has difficulties recognizing when to express emotions, causing his family members to continually feel like he is not emotionally present. His constant guilt for not being able to save his daughter causes him to withdraw from his family. Although he keeps himself busy, Jack still becomes overcome with grief at times, leading him to break the bottled ships that he and Susie worked on. He also attempts to replace the emptiness by developing a relationship with Lindsey. Jack tries to make up for the absence of Lindsey’s mother by helping her learn to shave, although the subject is quickly changed to Susie. Jack’s determination to catch the killer clouds his sense of parental judgment as he encourages Lindsey to break into Mr. Harvey’s house. This instance shows how lost and out of touch with reality he has become. His grief also prevents him from developing a strong relationship with his son, Buckley, who constantly feels overshadowed by his older sister’s death. His severe reactions greatly affect the relationships he still has, driving his wife away and forcing Lindsey to grow up prematurely. By holding so tightly to his memories with Susie, he fails to create new, happy memories with his two children.

The main focus is placed on Will, whom has a rare genius to put together abstract math problems and finds it hard to relate to world without getting arrested for doing something violent and rebellious. He grew up in South Boston and the hard streets have jaded him, while his intelligence further isolated him from people and made him hostile to other people. In the beginning of the film, Will is discovered by Lambeu (Stellan Skarsgard) a professor of mathematics, and his well-being becomes a serious issue and he is pursued. While placing a difficult math problem on the chalkboard

As you can imagine, Will was always finding himself in trouble with the law while growing up. In the movie, a judge reads off charges, some of which included, grand theft auto, assault, and others. At one point, the judge addresses Will in the court room and delves into his past and about the abuse he suffered. You can see Will’s cocky smirk fade to almost a fearful teary eyed expression as the judge talks about the abusive foster fathers Will lived with in the past. You can tell, that Will still had many unresolved feelings about his past and it struck a deep emotional wound when brought up (Sant, G. V.).

The boys are forced to blindly trust Jack. It is in human nature to either lead or to follow and Jack refuses to do the latter. Although the boys follow Jack throughout

Marius is the main cause for putting him into a coma. In the beginning, Annie was quite hesitant approaching Will because he is in a coma and she is nervous yet scared. Although she had a slight bond with her uncle, it was not fully unleashed until Will’s doctors told her that they want to move him to the South because he is not getting much help from them. Annie says, “I’ll fight to keep you here with us.”(pg. 154) This demonstrates that Annie’s character has changed from being very hesitant to finding the true relationship between Will and herself because it proves that Annie needs Will’s comfort and support to surpass her struggles and barriers. Will on the other hand is telling his story in his comatose state and he struggles between life and death. When Will says, “I’m tired, but I have to keep walking. I’m so tired but I’ve got to get up or I’ll freeze to death. Talking to you, it keeps me warm.”(pg. 4) Will is emotionally yet physically broken and in his coma, he is trying to reach his family. His nieces help bring him life and motivation to continue fighting and surviving through his coma. The help of Annie’s stories help Will realize that having family member’s cheering him up will satisfy his new way of living and understanding that they are very important to him. His family provides him emotional support through giving him hope that he will be able

Through guilt, Will wants to make his point clear that he should not taunt his friend. “Were you going to plagiarize the whole thing for us?” he says, the confidence in his words growing. “Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter?” He wants to make sure that Clark knows where his place is, and that his attempt to put down his friend, Chuckie, was not justified. “...you come into a bar, you read some obscure passage, and then pretend, you pawn it off as your own, as your own idea just to impress some girl and embarrass my friend?” his voice softens as he asks. With this question, Will brings his own emotions and ethics to light. At this point in the conversation, it is assumed that Clark feels the most guilty. The entirety of his plan is splayed in front of everyone, making them aware of his scheme. Clark doesn’t come to the bar to converse with friends-- he comes to the bar to glorify his image for women to see and for men to cower

Will uses anger, denial, and sarcasm as defense mechanisms to push people away from him. He told people that he did not have a problem and that they were the ones with the problem. He used

This is the first time jacks true feelings come out and he turns into psycho jack which is connected with the theme. This Scene we get with jack shows the importance of this topic and how it has a deeper meaning.

This causes Jack to be driven off the edge in hatred, which also causes his family to be in danger of abuse yet again.

And then before you know it in the film when Vincent finally starts having a great relationship with his new neighbors Maggie and Oliver. Things take a sudden change and everything seems to be going down hill for both Vincent and his neighbors. The most satisfying funny movie takes a drastic turn and things seem to hit a

Will has Traumatic and Stress Disorder. Rightfully so, he was in foster care all throughout his child hood and was beaten, stabbed, and burnt with cigarettes. He learned how to fight and be defensive with the abusiveness. No family gave him the time of day since he was so defensive and got into trouble often. Will throughout his life struggled with trust issues, anger issues, and not being confident in himself. Will was book smart and full of aggression, he allowed his past to overshadow his future. He used reading as a coping mechanism from his reality. He would get lost in the books and was starving for knowledge. Will used being smart as another defense mechanism. He talked his way out of court several times and talking back to therapist by reading their books, also to people that thought he was stupid. He would show them that he was actually a genius and made them feel stupid. However, as Will soon figures out that the therapist knows exactly what he is doing and that he can read all the books he