The Gold Fish Analysis

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Relationships can change someone completely, even if it is in a good way or in a negative way. Some people can have a great relationship, have great times, and could be open to others. People can also be affected by a relationship in a negative way because once they get heart broken they want to be alone and not trust anyone with their feelings anymore. A relationship has the power to change someone and define who they are. In one way a relationship can change a person is they feel separated from everyone else. For example, in the story ¨What of this Goldfish would u wish¨ Sergei was always getting heart broken. Sergei had three wishes from a magical goldfish he used his first wish to save his sister/brother from a illness that u can't get better from. Then he used his second wish to save his girlfriend´s brother. Then he used his last wish to save Yoni but he never used a wish on himself. When the girl left him for a cop after he saved her brother he didn't trust or want to be with anyone he wanted to be alone. The relationship changed him from dating anyone. He always wanted to be alone and not near anyone he moved just to be in peace and not bothered anymore that was really bad for …show more content…
For example in the story “ without title” the dad isn't appreciated. He always brought food to the table and everything but the mom would just tell him to take it but or to get out. He wasn't appreciated at the moment until his daughter got older and started realizing she should've appreciated him more. This made the relationship between her and her dad not a close relationship they wouldn't talk or anything he was always left out she didn't realize it until she got older and looked back at it. He was a old style dad so he would go out and hunt Buffalo and more and he would always get rejected but he was rare of his kind and that caused him to not have a good relationship with his

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