One of the many themes explored in Thursdays Child is Fate. Sometimes people are deliberately cruel for no reason. In Thursday’s Child Mam says about Da, ‘Life’s not been deliberately cruel to him. Life isn’t like that, only people are’. The novel Thursdays Child shows the hard ship in life during the depression, and it also shows how people that are good to you can be unfair. During the novel, Sonya Hartnett explores the negative effects of desperation, showing greed and crime.
Vandery Cable (Mr. Cable) is a strong example of people being deliberately cruel to the flute family. Mr. Cable only has one personality and that is cruel, it may seem like he has a nice side but he doesn’t. In the end, they always end up being better off without him. …show more content…
These certain events cannot be blamed on life its self or fate. Those characters made their own choices, if they chose to be mean to the other characters then that’s on them, not life or fate. When the house fell down, Da grabbed a bottle and started drinking it to relieve his grief. What Da didn’t know that it dramatically changes his personality and actions “That’s when he slapped my face. His hand came up and slashed across my cheek and nose… Da slapped me, and it hurt: it made me hit the ground like a sack.” (pg.88). This is one of the effects alcohol had on da, attitude change. Da was getting angry at Harper for crying this was a very selfish move on his part, Da wasn’t happy, so he didn’t want anyone else to be. This wasn’t the only time Da has shown us that it wasn’t uncontrollable anger, but it was part of his personality, “Da clipped him so swiftly that Devon hit the wall.” (pg.113) “…would have thrashed Audrey had she not been close to the door, and sharp to flee through it.” (pg.159). all of these cruel actions weren’t caused by fate, but they were Da’s choice of
Vandery Cable (Mr. Cable) is a strong example of people being deliberately cruel to the flute family. Mr. Cable only has one personality and that is cruel, it may seem like he has a nice side but he doesn’t. In the end, they always end up being better off without him. …show more content…
These certain events cannot be blamed on life its self or fate. Those characters made their own choices, if they chose to be mean to the other characters then that’s on them, not life or fate. When the house fell down, Da grabbed a bottle and started drinking it to relieve his grief. What Da didn’t know that it dramatically changes his personality and actions “That’s when he slapped my face. His hand came up and slashed across my cheek and nose… Da slapped me, and it hurt: it made me hit the ground like a sack.” (pg.88). This is one of the effects alcohol had on da, attitude change. Da was getting angry at Harper for crying this was a very selfish move on his part, Da wasn’t happy, so he didn’t want anyone else to be. This wasn’t the only time Da has shown us that it wasn’t uncontrollable anger, but it was part of his personality, “Da clipped him so swiftly that Devon hit the wall.” (pg.113) “…would have thrashed Audrey had she not been close to the door, and sharp to flee through it.” (pg.159). all of these cruel actions weren’t caused by fate, but they were Da’s choice of