Depression In The Pet Sematary By Stephen King

Tears of a tiger is a novel about a boy named Andy. Andy had a really terrible drinking and driving accident with his friends. One of his friends, Robbie, died and Andy feels completely guilty for his death. Throughout the book he showed signs of depression and his problems kept progressing socially, emotionally, and performance-wise. Depression, a frighteningly common disorder. “Depression has symptoms such as talk of death, rapid mood swings, expression of guilt, troubles of finishing projects, too little sleep and complaints of headaches, and trouble keeping friends” ( Teen Health Wellness p. 4-5). These symptoms were all present in the novel to the main character. For example, after the car crash that Andy’s best friend Robbie died in, his talk with the psychiatrist was “ ( Andy) Well if you say so. But I really am okay now. I have headaches sometimes, and I can’t sleep some nights, but I feel a whole lot better than I did right after the accident. How did you feel then? (Psychiatrist) Like a piece of crap. (Andy) Why? (Psychiatrist) ‘Cause it was my fault that Rob died. I was drinkin’. I was drivin’ (Andy)” (Draper p.43) This quote just presented expression of guilt, too little sleep and complaints of headaches. Another example is when Andy and Keisha (Andy’s girlfriend) started to slowly depart from each other when Andy had these rapid mood swings on Keisha and got so unacceptable for Keisha that she ended their relationship. That displayed Andy not

The narrator is unknown and tells the story from a third-person perspective. Additionally, the narrator has a limited perspective because he/she does not know the inner thoughts of all the characters.

What are the characters’ emotions, attitudes, and behaviors? What do these indicate to the reader about the character?

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Approximately 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood. Neal Shusterman’s character Quinn, is apart of that percentage. The story Blue Diamond tells the story of a teen boy, quinn, whos struggling with depression. His best friend Doug is there with him as quinn told him his plan on ending it all. Quinn is not only spontaneous and manic - depressed, but undoubting in his friend Doug.

To begin, three brothers, Lafayette, Charlie, and Ty’ree were orphaned due to the tragic death of their parents. Over the course of two days, Lafayette (the narrator) includes flashbacks to earlier events. After spending over two years in Rahway Home for Boys, a juvenile detention center, Charlie recently returned home. Watching Charlie get ready to leave the apartment with his new friend Aaron, Lafayette laments the changes that have become apparent in his brothers actions since he came home. Once, Charlie was the kind of kid who would stay up late telling stories to his younger brother. And who had cried over a wounded dog, he saw on the street. Now, he barely even looks at or speaks to Lafayette, and he usually denies feeling anything at all. Charlie seems to prefer spending time with tough characters such as Aaron and acting tough in the streets. Lafayette has even taken to

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Authors often depict their characters in a story through direct and indirect characterization. Direct characterization is simply portrayed through the author or speaker of the story stating actual facts of a character, such as, “She was kind and plump.” In the case of indirect characterization, many authors will use the dialogue of other characters of the mannerisms and actions of the character to display them. This is exemplified by the following: “Lucille then grabbed her napkin for fear of appearing messy.” These different types of characterization are used together and a part. These character identities are often what bring about the end of a character in a story, the demise or the survival. In Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “The Life you Save May Be Your Own,” she relates the title, different types of characterization, and the plot to bring about the end to each character, while much of this end can be assumed or found out by the reader. There are three major characters in “The Life you Save May be Your Own,” they are Mrs. Crater, Lucynell, and Mr. Shiftlet. Mr. Shiftlet is given a name very appropriate for his character, as he is very shifty. Lucynell is recognized for her innocence, which the dainty and little-girl-like name display. Last, is Mrs. Crater, who is also recognized for her name because of her momentous acts throughout the story, which could be referred to as a

There are six main characters in the book, John Cotton, who is a 16 year counselor at the camp who is the leader of the group. Gerald Goodenow, who is a 14 year old boy who has a lot of emotional problems, when he was 4 his father died, he also has a phobia of school. Sammy Schecker, is a boy from New York, his father is a rich comedian, he also likes to eat a lot. Lawrence Theft, III, is a 14 year old boy who is also from New York, he is also very rebellious, and steals cars often. Stephen Lally, Jr., is the older brother of Billy Lally, and goes by Lally 1 he has a very violent behavior one time when John Cotton did not let him send a letter home he killed everyone in the cabins pets. and Billy Lally, who is the younger brother of Stephen Lally, he goes by Lally 2, he is also the youngest in the group. His parents despite them being rich do not give him the attention he wants, so he and his

Characters’ similarities and differences help the reader develop insight in the characters. In the short story A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury, Eckels is given the chance to go back in time to hunt a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and he is ecstatic for the opportunity. However, after the dinosaur becomes too much for him to cope with, Eckels behavior changes. In the story Go Carolina by David Sedaris, David recounts his experiences with speech therapy. David remains negative about the sessions and is therefore unable to lessen his speech impediment, which makes him a static character.

Brosh’s first post on depression, “Adventures in Depression”, describes the grueling progression into apathy she experienced. She makes reference to the obscurity in cause of her depression by saying “Some people have a legitimate reason to feel depressed, but not me. I just woke up one day feeling sad and helpless for absolutely no reason.” Brosh goes on to counteract this, stating “It’s disappointing to feel sad for no reason. Sadness can be almost pleasantly indulgent when you have a way to justify it – you can listen to sad music and imagine yourself as the protagonist in a dramatic movie.” The oscillation Brosh presents by sharing her nonsensical depression and contrasting it with more typical sadness demonstrates how grave her situation is while presenting the audience with a humorous observation to laugh at. Brosh has no source to try and end the depression she is feeling, since there is no particularly valid reason she began to feel it. This predicament leaves Brosh rather powerless, causing her struggle to be arduous and long. She describes her attempts to snap herself out of depression by being self-deprecating, a process that backfires. Brosh claims “The self-loathing and shame had ceased to be even slightly productive, but it was too late to go back at that point, so I just kept going. I followed myself around like a bully, narrating my thoughts and actions with a constant stream of abuse.” Despite the harshness of this behavior, Brosh creates humor in the way

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The third character is the old man. What we know of him is that he is deaf and passes every night getting drunk at the café. It is believed by the waiters that he has plenty of money. After all, he can afford to sit and get drunk every night. Even when he is drunk, he is incredibly neat. “This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk.” He is filled with despair, which may be the reason that he tried to hang himself the week before. He is taken care of by his niece, since she was the one who saved him when he tried to kill himself. He may have been married at one time. He has no real desire to go home, since he waits until the waiters cut him off before he leaves.

When the same person features in the literature of two different stories written by the same author, they often show differences between behavior and description.