As the book In the Skin of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje reaches its climax, the protagonist Patrick finds himself in many relationships. The relationships between Patrick and his step-daughter Hana, his father Hazen, and his first lover Clara help Patrick to become a more loving and cherished person.
Hana, who is Patrick’s step-daughter is a large part of what helps to make Patrick more caring. She acts as a very mature character and also sort of as a moral compass. Patrick says; “Hana is nine years old. Already too smart. Not enough a child, and that's sad.” (67). This shows that Patrick knows of Hana’s maturity and later in the book on Page 82 The author Ondaatje writes: “She would not be bossed and she was self-sufficient. She didn't expect …show more content…
Alice is a puzzle to Patrick that he really tries to figure out, and this is first noticed when Ondaatje writes: "Alice came to him it seemed in a series of masks or painted faces..." (128). Alice makes her Marxist views against the rich very clear and voices them to Patrick. Patrick loves so much and hears out all of her views on the rich versus the poor throughout the book. Alice can be seen as being the opposite of Clara. Clara is the actress who lives the lavish lifestyle with her rich lover Ambrose while Alice is the rich hating girl who want’s to fight for the rights of the immigrant workers. Patrick learns from Alice many things but the most crucial is what it is like not to have a voice. Her performance in the puppet show, showed the migrant workers struggle for the right to be heard "Laughing like a fool he was brought before the authorities, unable to speak their language. " (117). Alice’s inspiration also leads Patrick to blow up the hotel in muskoka in the name of Alice’s death. Although Patrick went to extreme means to show his understanding of the terrible things the rich did to the immigrants. It still shows how good Alice was at making Patrick know what right wsa from what wrong
Hana, who is Patrick’s step-daughter is a large part of what helps to make Patrick more caring. She acts as a very mature character and also sort of as a moral compass. Patrick says; “Hana is nine years old. Already too smart. Not enough a child, and that's sad.” (67). This shows that Patrick knows of Hana’s maturity and later in the book on Page 82 The author Ondaatje writes: “She would not be bossed and she was self-sufficient. She didn't expect …show more content…
Alice is a puzzle to Patrick that he really tries to figure out, and this is first noticed when Ondaatje writes: "Alice came to him it seemed in a series of masks or painted faces..." (128). Alice makes her Marxist views against the rich very clear and voices them to Patrick. Patrick loves so much and hears out all of her views on the rich versus the poor throughout the book. Alice can be seen as being the opposite of Clara. Clara is the actress who lives the lavish lifestyle with her rich lover Ambrose while Alice is the rich hating girl who want’s to fight for the rights of the immigrant workers. Patrick learns from Alice many things but the most crucial is what it is like not to have a voice. Her performance in the puppet show, showed the migrant workers struggle for the right to be heard "Laughing like a fool he was brought before the authorities, unable to speak their language. " (117). Alice’s inspiration also leads Patrick to blow up the hotel in muskoka in the name of Alice’s death. Although Patrick went to extreme means to show his understanding of the terrible things the rich did to the immigrants. It still shows how good Alice was at making Patrick know what right wsa from what wrong