People who struggle to interact with others in a socially acceptable manner often don't have the care from a parent. This is seen as In Richard Yates’ short story “Dr. Jack O'Lantern” we see, how people who are not taught and cared for by a parent have a lot of trouble with social interaction.
Vincent takes up the habit of lying, which gets him made fun of instead of looking cool. “I sore that picha Dr. Jack O'Lantern and Mr. Hyde. There was a burst of wild, delighted laughter and a chorus of correction “Doctor Jekyll!”(227) ”For one thing it proved that he was a hopeless dope, and for another he was lying(228). Vincent humiliates himself in front of his class because he wanted to lie and make himself seem cool to the other kids. If he had a proper upbringing he would know that lying does not get you anywhere. Vincent gets upset when he spends recess being tormented and feels uncomfortable when Miss. Price confronts him on his lie as a result, he decides to write all of the dirty words he could. “For a minute or two he just stood there, looking at the blankness of the concrete wall;then he found a …show more content…
“She let the ruler do the talking”.”On the knuckles,” “Five times on each hand.” They wanted to speak with Vincent but he messed up and lied and got right back where he started. Vincent then drew the picture of Miss, Price out of anger which was clearly not the rational answer to being upset.”He gave it the body of a naked woman; great breasts with hard little nipples, a trim waist, a dot for a navel, wide hips and thighs that flared around a triangle of fiercely scribbled pubic hair. Beneath the picture he printed the title: “Miss. Price.” It could have also been that he wanted to get “the ruler” in order to impress the classmates he
Vincent takes up the habit of lying, which gets him made fun of instead of looking cool. “I sore that picha Dr. Jack O'Lantern and Mr. Hyde. There was a burst of wild, delighted laughter and a chorus of correction “Doctor Jekyll!”(227) ”For one thing it proved that he was a hopeless dope, and for another he was lying(228). Vincent humiliates himself in front of his class because he wanted to lie and make himself seem cool to the other kids. If he had a proper upbringing he would know that lying does not get you anywhere. Vincent gets upset when he spends recess being tormented and feels uncomfortable when Miss. Price confronts him on his lie as a result, he decides to write all of the dirty words he could. “For a minute or two he just stood there, looking at the blankness of the concrete wall;then he found a …show more content…
“She let the ruler do the talking”.”On the knuckles,” “Five times on each hand.” They wanted to speak with Vincent but he messed up and lied and got right back where he started. Vincent then drew the picture of Miss, Price out of anger which was clearly not the rational answer to being upset.”He gave it the body of a naked woman; great breasts with hard little nipples, a trim waist, a dot for a navel, wide hips and thighs that flared around a triangle of fiercely scribbled pubic hair. Beneath the picture he printed the title: “Miss. Price.” It could have also been that he wanted to get “the ruler” in order to impress the classmates he