The Charmer By Budge Wilson Analysis

"The Charmer" written by Budge Wilson is a short story about a family that finds misfortune and conflicts in their lives. Conflict is most predominant which directly affects all members in the family. This story is remarkable in the sense of loss, morality and love, it is the story of how a young girl; Winifred comes to realize that her brother is nothing more than a charmer. Budge Wilson portrays Zachary's irresponsible behaviour to create emotional conflict between the family. Zack's mother and sisters love him dearly especially Winifred is no exception; the love for Zack is shown by the extraction. In addition, Zachary's true colours proves himself to be a whole different person. Furthermore, an example from the story that shows how Zachary avoids his mischievous behaviour on page 102, "Then my mother would laugh, we’d all laugh, and Mom would mix up the batter for the new cake, a smile playing upon her lips. “Go ahead!” she’d say, with a fake sigh. “Have another piece. You certainly are the limit!” (Wilson,102). This quote shows from this young age Zack is taught that he could do something knowing he should not stand a very good chance of getting away with it. It demonstrates that although Zack's behaviour is inadequate, the lack of discipline from his parents flares a level of irresponsibility and the struggle affects Zack
When his family's emotions come in, he manages to take their hearts in his hand, and then grasp and tear that apart. Zachary takes advantage of his ability to charm his family. He uses his charming personality to stay out of trouble. “The kind of dramatic repentance has a lot more clout than simple, everyday good behaviour, and he really knew how to bring it off.” (Wilson, 103). Emily Landau: "no amount of success is able to quell those nagging feelings of inadequacy". Overall, the message is to learn from your mistakes because the most important thing is never to repeat them