Short Story : She?

Investigators soon learned that Todd was not a very good husband to his wife. It was known by their neighbors that Todd beat Stacy on a regular basis. Some

II. Todd impressed me by after he made a mistake he fixed it even if he would be made fun of.Todd went the wrong way when he decided to block out Eva but soon realized that he needed her and because their friendship was so big and that’s all that matters. For example“I came to see her and who cares who knows any more?” That shows how much Todd has changed over the book in the beginning he didn’t want to be seen with her because he was embarrassed but at the end of the book he didn't care what other people think she is his friend.Throughout the story Todd couldn’t get Eva out of his head because he started thinking about all the good times they had together.In addition he started thing about when they were playing with his mouse and Eva said “Try a sunflower seed” and his mouse came out.They had many times like that that’s because they were best

“I hope we all stay together. I know that it’s hard, but damn it Todd, we can do it. I never want to live a day without experiencing it to the fullest! I don’t want to end up like my father-angry and jaded and drinking beer after work day after day until I die!” Each word falls heavy in the room, Todd is almost frightened of the vehemence in Neil’s voice.

"Joelllll? Joey, babe? I want to talk to you about last night. Where are you?" she spoke, her voice shaking. There was still no response. Was Joel at the club? Probably with some slutty bartender. A sudden sense of jealousy overtook her brain. She called his phone over and over again, but there was no answer.

Faye. This compulsion eventually leaves Todd with feelings of failure and breaks him down. Faye

For instance, when Todd saw the boy at the starting line still, after he was almost all the way to the finish line he felt bad and he said to Brett “I'm going to help him even if you're not.” That shows he feels really bad for the boy and he would go swim all the way to the boys boat just to help him. Also, when Todd was in the lead with no one around and he turned around just to help the boy and he didn't even care he wasn't going to win anymore. Finally, at the very end of the story Todd said to the boy “winning isn't everything” and the boy smiled and Todd made the boys day. All this evidence shows that Todd id very

This behavior teeters on the extreme, almost bipolar nature where rapid and sudden changes in the character signal a mental instability. This might be best illustrated early in the novel when Todd is explaining, very positively, to Tobias that his position as an apprentice will lead to a “first-rate profession.” Suddenly, the tone of his speech changes. “And now, Tobias, listen to me, and treasure up every word I say.” “Yes, sir.” “I’ll cut your throat from ear to ear, if you repeat one word of what passes in this shop, or dare to make any supposition, or draw any conclusion from anything you may see, or hear, or fancy you see or hear. Now you understand me – I’ll cut your throat from ear to ear – do you understand me?” (4) Then later, as Todd carries on a seemingly polite and social conversation with Mr. Grant, we see Todd’s reaction towards Tobias who violates these rules:

Todd is facing challenges between both worlds, for his original culture and the mainstream culture are exceedingly different from one another. Todd’s original culture, Zuñi, is a culture in which one is considered “a private people.” They tend to display fewer emotions/feelings in public; however, that doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. Zuñi people show their love through actions such as “helping one another, by caring for the people we love when they need us.” Therefore, Todd expresses his love to his family by possibly helping the family cook or getting a job to support his family. Todd is used to keeping his feelings to himself and not showing his true self in public. Zuñi believes in self-control; thus, they are very

Growing up and going to Welton, Todd is shadowed by his brother being a former valedictorian. He has to live up to a reputation and thus, he is sensitive on how others will view him. He lives to not disappoint his parents, the staff at Welton, and other peers who know of his brother; he is not confident in himself and his abilities. When asked to write a poem for English, Todd completes one but throws it away before class in fear of embarrassing himself with his ideas. Nevertheless, Todd is inspired by Keating and joins the Dead Poets Society, in hopes of finding joy in his stressful life.

Todd’s transformation as a character was the most obvious by the end of the film. Mr. Keating was the leading reason behind Todd’s development. Mr. Keating immediately recognized Todd’s fear of public speaking when a look of pure panic and uncertainty overtook Todd’s face when he presented him with a question in front of his classmates. It was clear that Mr. Keating was trying to help combat Todd’s social anxiety when Mr. Keating assigned each student with the task of transcribing a poem and presenting it in front of the class. When the time came for the students to present their poems Todd professed that he had not done the assignment in attempt to evade speaking in front of the class, but Mr.

Todd the demon is a he, now, if only because Granny Ethel insists upon using copious ‘Dear boy, keep trying’ and ‘Atta boy!’ critiques to varying degrees depending on how well his needlework, crochet, and knitting attempts progress.

Todd grayson is unkind, courageous, jealous, and seemed to be showing a few traits of his father, Shawn. Todd always seemed to have a odd look on his face, as if he was hiding something. At only 6 years old he was caught shop lifting on numerous occasions and was already starting to hang out with a few of the bad kinds on the street. This put his mother Laporsha in a tough spot when it came to her parenting. She wanted all the help she could get for her son Todd, but didn’t want to expose the fact that had been seeing Shawn, her brothers enemy. Her mind always dwelled on this, and she knew that there would once come a day when Todd and his father were revealed to her brother.

“I learned that I could be real with God”. I think that realizing that you can be real with God is something that will change you as a person and Todd was changed in this way. He also says “You might as well tell God what you think, he already knows it anyway.” (84). Todd knows now that he was heard because his prayer about Colton was answered. This change affects the story because he is sharing that God and heaven is real. Todd tells the readers about how Colton met his Great Grandfather, which is Todd’s grandfather. Colton said “I got to stay with him in heaven. You were really close to him, huh, Dad?” (86). Todd knew that he was telling the truth because Colton had never heard about his Grandfather before. This changed Todd’s feelings, because it gave him reassurance about everything that he believed in.

Todd's motives for creating his tale are directly related to the relationship between fact and artifact in his writing in his life. He is unreliable as a narrator not only because the facts of his story are suspect; he would fictionalize any event. Todd's mind is purely aesthetic; according to Thomas LeClair, life to him is "a fiction to be created"(719). It is most noteworthy that even in extreme situations (losing his virginity, if it may be regarded as such, or fighting in the front line in World War I), when reality is brutally tangible, Todd Andrews is still able to observe himself "objectively," maintain the detachment which is so essential to a writer. In other words, it is not the fact of his experience that is important to him, but rather the artifact (LeClair 720): his mind is not as much into the situations he goes through, but is rather set on his account of them.

They wheel Colton away on a gurney, preparing him for his surgery. He thrashes, screaming for his dad, as they put the IV in his arm. Anger flashes in Todd’s eyes, realizing that he may have waited too long and might not see his son alive again. He rages at God, assuming he is going to take his son before he had the time to even live. After the surgery is over, Todd is asked to come back. All the fear and anger leaves his eyes, when he is told that his son is conscious and has been asking for him.