In both “The Mustache” by Robert Cormier and “Charles” by Shirley Jackson, both main characters of the stories want to grow up. Both Mike and Laurie do many deeds to convince the people around them that they are ready to be grown ups, but because they have such little knowledge about what being a grown up is, they don’t know how to act or what to expect. Mike and Laurie are both very similar characters because they both are very determined to grow up, but in the end they come to the realization that they still aren’t ready to become grownups.
Mike, a 17 year old boy thinks that he is ready to grow up, but after some very interesting events he decides that he isn’t ready to grow up; and because of Mike’s ambition to he decides to grow a mustache …show more content…
When Laurie goes to kindergarten, he comes back and tells his parents takes about a very naughty boy named Charles in his class who is always getting himself into trouble. As the weeks of kindergarten go on Laurie starts to act more and more like he describes Charles at home. An example of this is when Laurie brings a wagon full of mud into the house and doesn't’ even wipe off his feet as he is coming through the door. By walking through the house with a wagon full of mud, we can see that Laurie is acting very disrespectful at home as well. Another example of when we can see that Laurie is not ready to go to school is when he and his father are talking about what the school will do to Charles. What Laurie tells his father is that the school with probably just throw Charles out of the school. When Charles says this we can see that Laurie really doesn't want to go to school. After being in school for a few weeks Laurie’s school decides to have a PTA meeting. Laurie’s mom being very worried that Laurie will be heavily influenced by Charles, finds Laurie’s teacher and tells her, “ ‘Laurie usually adjusts very quickly’. ‘Charles? We don’t have a Charles in kindergarten’ ”(5). Through this quote we can see that Charles was all a lie and that Laurie was actually the real Charles. Also we can see that
Mike, a 17 year old boy thinks that he is ready to grow up, but after some very interesting events he decides that he isn’t ready to grow up; and because of Mike’s ambition to he decides to grow a mustache …show more content…
When Laurie goes to kindergarten, he comes back and tells his parents takes about a very naughty boy named Charles in his class who is always getting himself into trouble. As the weeks of kindergarten go on Laurie starts to act more and more like he describes Charles at home. An example of this is when Laurie brings a wagon full of mud into the house and doesn't’ even wipe off his feet as he is coming through the door. By walking through the house with a wagon full of mud, we can see that Laurie is acting very disrespectful at home as well. Another example of when we can see that Laurie is not ready to go to school is when he and his father are talking about what the school will do to Charles. What Laurie tells his father is that the school with probably just throw Charles out of the school. When Charles says this we can see that Laurie really doesn't want to go to school. After being in school for a few weeks Laurie’s school decides to have a PTA meeting. Laurie’s mom being very worried that Laurie will be heavily influenced by Charles, finds Laurie’s teacher and tells her, “ ‘Laurie usually adjusts very quickly’. ‘Charles? We don’t have a Charles in kindergarten’ ”(5). Through this quote we can see that Charles was all a lie and that Laurie was actually the real Charles. Also we can see that