Book Review: This Boys Life By Jessica Ceccolini

This Boys Life By: Jessica Ceccolini

I am doing a biography on Dwight, he is the stepfather to Jack the main character. Dwight who was a short man with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He smelled of gasoline, his legs were small for his thick chested body. Dwight dressed very different from people he had two toned shoes, hand painted tie, monogrammed blazer with a monogrammed handkerchief always in the breast pocket. Dwight was a great dancer, and very nice at the beginning of the story he was also very considerate of others. He was always trying to win Jacks mother over so that he could marry her and they would be a happy family. He was also very helpful, but sometimes too helpful because people couldn't do anything without my help. Dwight thinks be the man of the house is the most
important and also being in control of everything.
The most crucial decision he ever made was when he decided to make Jack his son make him live with them as a family. The consequences of that move was crucial and a terrible choice because all Dwight ever did was make Jack do stupid stuff, and beat him up. Dwight was never nice to Jack ever and it got worse when Jacks mother and Dwight got married because then Dwight had the power to do whatever he wanted to Jack which was terrible. Jacks mother thinks he is a wonderful man at first until he becomes violent with her and she wants to then move out and get a divorce but Dwight threatens her if she leaves he will kill her and Jack. Jack thinks he is the most terrible person in the world because the way he treats him and also the way he treats his mother. The other characters opinion matter because it is all up to Jacks Mother decisions which are bad and that is why the book is called " This Boys Life" because it all about how he got
screwed over when his mother married the devil.
I absolutely hate this character because he just so terrible to children and he think he controls everybody and that is what pisses me off about him. Dwight is a guy I would stay away from and this really gives you signs of what to watch out when you get into a dangerous relationship. I also think he was abused when he was a boy because you don't just acquire those traits you learn them and that is what is sad about this book because now Jack and skipper might do the same thing when they get older and that is another reason I hate Dwight because his anger has long term affects on his kids. Themes in Dwight's life are power because he always has to be in control and always the leader. Another theme would be killing he thinks he is a huge hunter when really he could shoot a beach ball if it was in front of him. He also is very cautious about people using his things he checks everything from people using his toothbrush to things on car and in his car he is very OCD about everything in his life. "I didn't worry about him, he was to short and a mechanic and his clothes were wrong" (pg.63). This is a quote about Dwight from Jacks Perspective. "Dwight trailered her there and tried to strangle her in the lobby of our apartment building" (pg.284). This is a quote about Dwight trying to kill Jacks mother. "It's probably a little my fault too, she said she should of have known better than to let Dwight handle the money, she should have insisted on a joint account" (Pg.263). That quote is from a part in the book where Jack finds out Dwight spent all of his money on stuff and Jack and his mother are crying about it.