client vs snow in august :: essays research papers

Character ripening Comparison/Contrast (BR 2)     One traumatic experience can vary the course of ones life. In Snow in August, the main(prenominal) character sees a brutal beating by the local bully, and from consequently on he is forced to live in fear by never saying a word about what had happened. In The Client, close the same conflict, the main character witnesses and is told valuable information from a lawyer, who sept ties, and commits suicide. With this he is also marked for death by the halosters to ensure his silence. perhaps the saying being at the wrong place and the wrong clip got these two characters in a heap of trouble.     In Snow in August, Michael changed when him and his mother were attacked by Frankie and the Falcons. They held Michael down and made him watch his mother bring in raped by Frankie. Michael fought his hardest but couldnt break loose. He give tongue to hurt me, it has nonhing to do with my mother.( 217) This showed Michaels bravery and respect. He repeated to cry I wont tell no one, please stop. He would do anything to save his mother. Michael was never the same after that incident. He was in shock and would not leave his apartment building. He stopped clash with the Rabbi, being an alter boy, and reading comic books. What happened to his mother traumatized him.      In the support book I read, The Client, the young boy changes after he is jeopardize with a knife to his neck by someone in the mob, to catch silent. Before that, Mark, the young boy, was a joker and wasnt really stern about anything. The terrible incident between him and the guy in the mob changed Mark. He was now extremely terrified and confused. He couldnt corporate trust anyone with the information he withheld. He descendd to stay quiet and not to show his feelings. He was not joking or playing somewhat anymore. This was a matter of life or death. In court he said I plead the 5th, which meant he wouldnt tell the prove anything. He was thinking about himself and his family, and how if he says a word he will be killed.      These two books are connected for the reason that in both of these books a young boy holds information that will decide the fate of their life. Each boy saw something that they werent supposed to and were getting punished for it.