sacrifice

What does it mean to grow up? Many people have their own opinion on what it means to grow up. Some people describe growing up as getting taller, or as getting older, but most would say that people grow up when they become more mature. To be more mature is basically to act more as an adult and less as a child, so people take them more seriously. For some kids this happens when they’re between fifteen and nineteen; for others this could happen way earlier, or way later. It all depends on how kids are raised and if a child has any problems or not. Johannes has a tough time growing up because it is hard for him to get a grasp on what to believe in because his parents have such different points of views. Johannes’ father, Sean, believes in being a fist person doesn’t let anyone else push him around and always makes sure his point is made, while Johannes’ mother, Irmgard, is more of a word person and believes in never fighting back and always being kind. This makes it hard for Johannes to grow up and mature because he is never being taught anything. He is just being pulled back and forth between his parents and told this is the way to handle that kind of situation not that way. In Hugo Hamilton’s book, The Speckled People, Johannes is torn between his parents, and he can’t really get a grip on how to handle his life, making it very difficult for him to grow up and mature because he doesn’t have a proper foundation to build off of.
In the earlier chapters of the book Johannes is very immature and has the complete mindset of a child. He is very confused by everything that goes on around him. He seems to always be dumbfounded by what is going on like he can’t decide if one thing is happening or if it is something else entirely. It doesn’t help that Sean doesn’t ever want to explain things to his kids. He seems to always get mad every time the children do something he doesn’t agree with, but never tries to explain why he is made or why it bothers him. At one point Irmgard