There are many ways in which I relate to Jason in Black Swan Green. One is, even though we are not the same age, being young men in the world we know today. Just like Jason, I do not understand everything that is going on around me. I remember three years ago when I was Jason's age, I found out that my grandpa had cancer. I had no idea what this meant and did not understand the severity of the situation. Luckily for me the cancer became terminal. Another way that I relate to Jason is just wanting to fit in with the "cool kids". Throughout my life I have attended four schools, lived in six different places, and the first thing that I did was to try and find the popular group and figure out how to fit in. This did not always work but turned me to different groups of friends that were the people that I should've wanted to be friends with from the beginning. Lastly, Jason and I share the attribute of having something that other people make fun of. Even though many people mean them as jokes and fun times, I always feel like I am being attacked when people call me short. I try to hide my shame and play along with the joke but in reality, I feel the words that they are saying. When called short, I feel as though I need to change it but realize that I can do nothing about it and I feel extremely powerless. Over the years it has gotten worse and it gets even better once people get to know me, but I still understand that way that Jason feels in Black Swan Green.
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