Pam Bachorz's My Father

Do you have that one person in your life where sometimes, not all the time, you can’t stand to be around them, but you cannot live without them? For me, that’s my dad. My dad is a unique person, he is weird but funny. He’s one of those “cool” dads. Our relationship is kind of like Oscar’s relationship with his dad in Candor, by Pam Bachorz. There is a little town, in Florida, where every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks, straight As student, student-body president, and the son of the town founder. But Oscar has a secret, he knows what his father does. He makes teens perfect by putting messages into their heads. Oscar on the other hand, has built a business against his father's works. Then Oscar met Nia, a punk, artistic girl who makes her …show more content…
Banks and Oscar. One major difference is Oscar and I get different amounts of freedom, depending on the situation. I get more freedom than Oscar when it comes to picking what music I like, or choosing whatever I want to eat. Oscar has to eat certain foods, one thing he can’t have is popcorn. “Popcorn could kill you: greasy, salty, and let’s not think about the choking hazard.” (Bachorz, 97). This quotes is important because it states a kind of food Oscar cannot have. But, Oscar gets more freedom when he goes out of the house. He can just tell his dad, “I’m going to the library.” (Bachorz, 40). It would not be that simple for me, I would have to get a ride from someone, and I could not go alone.
Trust is a big part of a relationship. My dad has different levels of trust for me, depending on the situation. Mr. Banks trust that Oscar will do what he says he will do, because he thinks his son is perfect. Oscar tells his dad, “I’m going to the library.” (Bachorz, 40), and Mr. Banks believes Oscar. Yet Oscar doesn’t go to the library, he goes to the shed. This quote it important to show that Mr. Banks doesn’t suspect that Oscar doesn’t follow the