Character Analysis Of Shawn's Stuck In Neutral
Have you ever been in a situation where you can’t make the right decision? Have you ever think of deciding something instead of someone without knowing how this person actually feels and what he actually thinks? How many times have your parent made a decision for you? And how many times have they made the bad decision? Parents always make decisions for their children even if they don’t exactly know what their child really wants. Everyone would agree that parents want only the best for their children, but is their decision always the best for their kids? In “Stuck in Neutral” by Terry Trueman Shawn’s father expresses thousands of emotions, such as sadness, anger, love. His emotions are justifiable but not all of his actions are. From the perspective
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This feeling cannot be justifiable in any cases. You cannot just take away someone's life because you feel that it will benefit the other person. This feeling is also unjustifiable because there are so many other ways of dealing and coping with the problem. Why would you lose hope so fast? On page 64, Shawn was frustrated about knowing that his dad is planning on killing him. “End my pain? It made me mad. What right does he have to decide what’s the best for me? What right does he have to think about ending my pain?” His dad wants to end Shawn's life by knowing about his seizures but he doesn’t even know that Shawn actually likes his seizures. His dad thinks that his son cannot suffer anymore but he never even tried to even communicate and connect with him.
So can other people decide if you live or die? Can other people make such important decisions for you? Can other people think about ending your life without any rights for that? Shawn’s dad’s feelings can be explained and shown from the good side, but it will always be unjustifiable and wrong. Nobody will ever agree that ending someone’s life is the best decision and options. Some of the dad’s emotions and feelings are pretty justifiable and understandable. He tries not to give up, he is trying to find some other ways and options but in the end, he couldn’t cope with it
This feeling cannot be justifiable in any cases. You cannot just take away someone's life because you feel that it will benefit the other person. This feeling is also unjustifiable because there are so many other ways of dealing and coping with the problem. Why would you lose hope so fast? On page 64, Shawn was frustrated about knowing that his dad is planning on killing him. “End my pain? It made me mad. What right does he have to decide what’s the best for me? What right does he have to think about ending my pain?” His dad wants to end Shawn's life by knowing about his seizures but he doesn’t even know that Shawn actually likes his seizures. His dad thinks that his son cannot suffer anymore but he never even tried to even communicate and connect with him.
So can other people decide if you live or die? Can other people make such important decisions for you? Can other people think about ending your life without any rights for that? Shawn’s dad’s feelings can be explained and shown from the good side, but it will always be unjustifiable and wrong. Nobody will ever agree that ending someone’s life is the best decision and options. Some of the dad’s emotions and feelings are pretty justifiable and understandable. He tries not to give up, he is trying to find some other ways and options but in the end, he couldn’t cope with it