Our lives are made up of different types of relationships. We depend on our relationships for many reasons such as; comfort and companionship. More or less, relationships can define us as social seeking people, but it all depends on the person you're with! As seen in “What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?”, Sergei's relationship with the goldfish seems to be slightly one-sided. In lines 159-163 it reads: "The fish swishes his fish tail back and forth in the water, the way he does, Sergei knows, when he's truly excited. The goldfish can already taste freedom. Sergei can see it on him. After the last wish, Sergei won't have a choice. He'll have to let the goldfish go. His magic goldfish. His friend." From these few lines, I can infer that while Sergei actually enjoys the goldfish's
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Saving it for something." "For what?" the fish says. But Sergei won't answer." Sergei's decisions to save Yonatan's life have been inhibited by his relationship with his goldfish. Thus showing how Sergei's relationship with the goldfish defines him as a man who may look tough on the outside, but is just a man who doesn't want to be alone. Relationships such as the ones in the article Conquering Cliques in School seem to define the students as people who need to feel a sense of belonging. This is shown to be hinted at by high school student Karen Ceballos when she states: “We probably form cliques because of primitive instincts that tell us that there’s safety in numbers,” she says. “No one wants to go through the horrors of high school alone, and it helps to have people who understand you and who can relate to you to help you through it all.” In addition, another high school student named Han states that certain relationships can define people by forcing them to change themselves. For instance, he says: “They want to fit in and not seem to be a loner,” he says. “They care about what other people think about them and sometimes even let others dictate their
Saving it for something." "For what?" the fish says. But Sergei won't answer." Sergei's decisions to save Yonatan's life have been inhibited by his relationship with his goldfish. Thus showing how Sergei's relationship with the goldfish defines him as a man who may look tough on the outside, but is just a man who doesn't want to be alone. Relationships such as the ones in the article Conquering Cliques in School seem to define the students as people who need to feel a sense of belonging. This is shown to be hinted at by high school student Karen Ceballos when she states: “We probably form cliques because of primitive instincts that tell us that there’s safety in numbers,” she says. “No one wants to go through the horrors of high school alone, and it helps to have people who understand you and who can relate to you to help you through it all.” In addition, another high school student named Han states that certain relationships can define people by forcing them to change themselves. For instance, he says: “They want to fit in and not seem to be a loner,” he says. “They care about what other people think about them and sometimes even let others dictate their