I be comin of age n dat

In Black Swan Green  by David Mitchell, Jason goes through a tough time trying to get through school, dealing with school bullies as well as a tough time at home as his parents are getting into constant arguments. At the beginning of the novel, Jason often portrays common brother/sister bickering between the two, calling her names and saying how much she hates her. However, as time goes on, the two begin to bond over new things and Julia kind of takes Jason under her wing. By the time Julia goes off to college, Jason actually realizes how much he misses Julia. Julia actually plays a huge part in Jason's coming of age and proves to be a good role model for older siblings in my opinion. With Jason's issues with his dad, Julia fills in a really important role for Jason, which ultimately leads him to become a more mature version of himself by the end of the novel. The first instance we get of Julia being a positive influence on Jason is when she teaches him that the war isn't a...

Throughout the novel Fun Home  by Alison Bechdel, Alison contemplates her father's untimely death and the truth behind it. The general belief was that he died in an accident in which a truck ran him over as he accidentally stepped back onto the road at the wrong time. However, Alison theorizes that her father, Bruce, actually committed suicide and intentionally jumped in front of that bus. She attributes his death to her recent coming out weeks before but I think there must've been more to his death, I think Alison might be a little disillusioned when looking back on her father's death. While I don't think there is any significant evidence pointing to an accident or a suicide, I believe that Alison might not be viewing her father's death through an exactly objective lens. In my opinion, if Bruce's death was truly suicide, I would attribute it to the fact that the mom was organizing a divorce between the two. Towards the beginning of the novel, I agreed with Alis...