The Roundhouse Analysis

In the story called The Roundhouse by, we see a summer that changes Joe a 13yr old boys life throughout the book. At age 13, it is the start of milestones that you will set out on in your life. The people you will meet, the events that take place, and the friends you have are what shape you from this age. This is a specific time for Joe to not only changes his views on morality and justice, but also forces him to all face the harshest sorrows that turn every child into an adult all at once. First of all, the challenge that Joe have to face is to get justice for his mom. With her being raped had opened his eyes to the insensible acts that humans are capable of. He is feeling the loss of his mother and the abandonment from his father. There
is no other choice for him but to be his own advisor. This is where he takes the situation into his own hands and decides he will get justice on his mothers attacker since the laws won't allow it. All in all, Joe have to face justice for his mother. Secondly, he face mortality when his first love Sonja have left him along with some money that he found.
His love for Sonja and her betrayal when sneaking money out of his accounts for herself. Still, he loves her and has to deal with the agony of his own guilt and her departure of the reservation. He feels like someone stab him in the heart with a knife because not only was she secretly desirable to him and also became a mother figure to him as well. It's as if he was losing all sense of nurturing in his life. So, mortality is the second thing in life that Joe has to face when Sonja left him. Lastly, Joe face one of the most deviating feeling of all is the lost of his friend’s life. His friend name Cappy helped him in the murder of linden lark. He watched out for Joe best interest and was there for him no matter the circumstance. Cappys sudden death at the end of the book which is Joe breaking point. He says he feels old and his heart had been torn every which way and we see how it has affected him. It is him at the end of the story who now needs some saving. In conclusion, Joe as a thirteen year old boy has learn to face his sorrow including viewing his justice and mortality in the story. I feel that this is just the beginning for Joe because he is still a growing boy and there will be lots of challenges that he will face in the future. Therefore, Joe has face many incident as a thirteen year old and will never forget
it.