Examples Of Toxic Friendship

The novel’s portrayal of friendship is a different idea of the friendship one considers to be friendship. Rather than a close friendship these characters have a rather toxic friendship. The friendship found between the characters is truly toxic as they wonder without goals for themselves, treat each other different, and interact different once they are under the influence of alcohol. Each character plays an important role to one another. These characters cannot rely on each other and even less trust one another openly about their feelings. The characters in the book are bonded through war experiences rather than because they are really friends. Toxic friendship is found between Brett and Jake. This relationship between the two draws Jake to Brett every time she seeks his help. “Toxic means poisonous, damaging or deadly. A toxic relationship drains the life from you, damages your self-esteem, or kills your dreams. While this …show more content…
Even after he slept with her, he insists on chasing after her without realizing that she does not want to be with him. This adds on to Jake’s feeling of hatred against Robert because he sees how easily it is to mess with Robert, making their friendship even more toxic. We even see bullying coming from the other characters towards Robert Cohn, by picking on his weaknesses. The war veterans do not have a sense of connection with Robert because he is the only outsider in their circle of friends who did not participate in the war.
In conclusion, these characters friendships are not based on what we consider friendship such as reliability and trust on another person. Without goals these friends are toxic to one another, they treat each other different, and blaming alcohol helps them from admitting the truth to what they have said. A friendship is the emotional connection of two close friends, but here we do not see that within the characters, we see the