Michael Kane Quotes

Kane’s father died before he was born, so Kane had no father-figure apart from his mother’s boyfriend Gary, who he didn't like. A character who had a positive influence on Kane was Cliff. This is because Kane had no real father-figure to help him with his problems, so Cliff filled that hole in Kane’s life. After Cliff touched Kane’s face, Kane said, “ Is this what it feels like to have a father touch you?” The author's intention for this quote was to demonstrate that Kane had not had the feeling of his father being around and had never bonded with anyone like that before and Cliff was the first to give the positive influence of giving him that feeling. When Kane escaped into the bush after he unknowingly walked into the room when his best friend and girlfriend were kissing, he was understandably very upset and not in the right mindset to be out in the bush by himself. This was when he met Cliff, with whom he spent a lot of time. When Kane finally withdrew himself from the bush he was a much better person then when he inserted himself into the bush. This was because of the companionship, love and care that Cliff displayed for Kane like caring for Kane's leg when he was injured, letting Kane read his magazines and cooking Kane meals, are all things that Kane had not had much of during his life and enjoyed not having to be by himself all the time. Also proof that Cliff had a positive influence on Kane includes when Kane confronted his fear when he talked to the mother of the boy that he ran over, “I'm sorry.” The author’s intention for this evidence is to show us how much of a positive influence …show more content…
Kane received a positive influence from Cliff and in return rewarded Cliff with the positive influence of allowing him to be a mentor to him and fill a hole in his life. On the other hand he lost two important relationships as the result of a negative influence from his best friend, Liam and his Girlfriend,