Cole Quotes

“My theory on life is that life is beautiful. Life doesn't change. You have a day, and at night, and a mouth, and a year. We people change - we can be miserable or we can be happy. It’s what you make of your life.” (Brainy Quotes) Cole is a 15 year old boy from Minneapolis. He has dealt with the police for half of his life because his parents don’t care about him.The reason why Cole beats up other kids is, he doesn’t care about his life at all. Why Cole needs to change is, he’s constility beating up kids for no reason. When he is older if he doesn’t stop, he will be in jail for a long time. The three reasons why I think Cole has shown a change is, he owns up to things, Cole wants to go back to the island and Cole wants to help Peter through
Plus, he is not blaming people for stuff. Why this is true is, at the end of the book he started showing trust and responsibility and now he is showing owning up to things. The island punishment is getting to know him now on how he acts and respects stuff such as, the food he is given and his shelter. For an example, “‘After an awkward silence, Cole knew he had to say something. “I know that saying sorry about my attitude isn’t enough, but I want you to know that I am sorry.” He paused. “When I was carrying the rock this morning, I realized that I wouldn’t get over my anger unless I quit blaming others for everything. That’s why I got mad the last two days. I was still blaming you guys.”’ (167) This quote is important because he wants to own up to things such as saying sorry to Gravey and Edwin. What this reveals about Cole is, he wants to be the better person, not the one who is really bad and doesn’t think straight about his actions that he is making. This is one reason why I think Cole has changed throughout the story.
Another good example for showing how Cole has changed is, Cole wants to go back to the island for the second time. He actually wants to make a difference in his life. Cole did really bad the first time he was on the island so they took him off for about six months. Then the circle said he didn’t finish so he has to go back. Cole actually took responsibility when the circle said
Then they want to be friends again. What I mean by that is, Peter committed suicide because he was really depressed right now at the moment. Now that Cole has changed, he wants to help people because he knows what they are going through. The last piece of evidence is, “‘ Suddenly Peter sprang up, shoving Cole hard, and sending him stumbling to the ground. “ Stay away from me! I don’t need your help!” he screamed. “I’m so sorry,” Cole repeated. “You’re not sorry for anything!” Peter shouted. He kicked at the ground, pelting Cole with gravel and dirt.”’ (235) What this quote is saying is, Cole is trying to help Peter because he knows what he is going through right now, but Peter doesn’t want that help. What this reveals about Cole is he has changed and wants to help others change too. This advances the plot because we now know that Cole has changed and is going to be someone that cares about life and