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Who Is Krystal Weedon In The Casual Vacancy

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The Casual Vacancy follows the lives of eight households in the aftermath of Barry Fairbrother’s death (Foreman). Through these characters, Rowling explores the complexity of human nature and actions driven by personal bias. As a result, no character in the novel is fully likeable because of the troubling revelations made by the reader about each individual. With this, the reader may place the characters on a scale of disagreeability in comparison to the other residents. The disconcerting flaws exhibited by each character eliminate any chance for improvement in the reader’s mind (Perez). One character in particular, Krystal Weedon, lives in extremely unfortunate circumstances and evokes an amount of sympathy from the reader (Perez). Krystal …show more content…

Andrew states that in primary school, Krystal often engaged in inappropriate behavior and had to be escorted out by a teacher. He recalls that Krystal was “featured in many of the most highly colored memories of his extreme youth” (Rowling 32). Krystal’s insolence at such a young age was most likely stemmed from her mother’s lack of parenting. Terri Weedon has struggled with drug addiction all of Krystal’s life, making it impossible for her to give a sufficient amount of attention to Krystal. Because of her mother’s addictions, Krystal has witnessed many ordeals that other kids her age have not. Lack of parental guidance has often caused Krystal to act out in unconstructive ways (Foreman). In high school, Krystal has taken up most of the responsibility for her younger brother, Robbie. Krystal remarks that she was “acting as though she was the grown-up” (Rowling 519). She feels that she has a duty to protect her brother’s innocence from the troubles her mother’s lifestyle brings into their lives. Terri’s unwillingness to get clean eventually drives Krystal to take Robbie and run away from home. While in town, Krystal and Robbie become separated and Robbie drowns in the river

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