Summary Of The Bright Forever By Lee Martin

uilt is anger directed at ourselves, at what we did and at what we did not do. It effects with people's minds and their actions are overpowered. Guilt can motivate a person to confess and seek forgiveness, attempt to make amends, to try to repair damage to relationships, and to change their behavior. It can turn a positive person into a very negative person. It causes frustration and anger, and it can at times completely immobilize us. These devastating effects of guilt are portrayed vividly in the novel The Bright Forever written by Lee Martin.
Raymond Wight is one of the characters in this story affected by guilt. Raymond is an alcoholic and drug addict. The drugs and alcohol affected his life in several ways; brain function and behavior.