“If you love someone, you stand by him, forever, no matter what ” (Nolan, 67). Loving in times of struggle and panic is a process that Jason experiences frequently. Through Jason’s experience of living and taking care of himself and his crazy father on his own, Jason persists on accepting his father’s illness through love. Whatever the cost is, both mentally and physically, love affects a great majority of Jason’s actions and thoughts. In Crazy, by Han Nolan, Jason’s father becomes mentally ill from not adopting to his prescriptions after Jason’s mother passed away. Jason has to maintain his house, father, and school, while trying not to draw attention to the fact that his father needs help. When the voices in his head, along with the recommendation
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First, “Don’t listen to those Furies, Dad. Just because you hear them doesn’t mean you have to obey, ” and later, “You didn’t kill Mom. I keep telling you. Don’t listen to the Furies, ” (Nolan, 45). When Jason’s father hears the voices of the Furies in the air, he’s heavily influenced negatively. He threatened his own life, went missing from the house, and commits to very random actions because of the uncontrollable voices inside his head. Jason has to learn to be thankful for the small miracles through his dad. Next, the author contributed a very unique, but positive, aspect into the story, which is illustrating Jason’s thoughts by putting them into their own characters. All of these characters comprise what Jason is thinking at all times, therefore he relies on them for what he does. Apart from this is a concept that needs to be grasped to understand the full meaning of the novel, which is arguing with one’s own thoughts. Although Jason is guided by the characters/thoughts inside his head, he comes to develop conflicts with himself, which causes more stress and struggle on Jason than he deserves and needs. He does not know whether to follow the advice of the thoughts/characters in his head that have always been there for him, or if he should follow what he individually things, that conflicts with his other thoughts. The power of both these voices reflects the two significant …show more content…
Jason can be argued to be the orphan or mother-figure/caregiver, for he meets the characteristics of both, Jason’s father as the damsel in distress, and Jason’s friends as the sidekicks. To begin, Jason can be considered an orphan archetype, not only because his mom passed away and his dad isn’t mentally stable, but moreso that he sees things the way they truly are. With Jason placed in the tough situation of taking care of his dad, he expects that the consequences could be significant and knows realistically that no growth will be made. He’s also considered “out of place”, for he was invisible until he met trustworthy friends in his support group. Jason demonstrates the characteristics of understanding and fair, for he helps others who struggle with personal problems in the school newspaper and in support group, protective of his father and his future situations of his health, and he’s a victim of his own thoughts. He could also be considered a mother-figure/caregiver archetype in the way that he has to fulfill the needs of his father for the safety of both of their lives, health, and safety. Jason demonstrates empathy for his father when he blames himself for his wife’s death, and dependability and patience because his father can depend on him to take care of him, even when not cooperating. Next, Jason’s father can be identified as the damsel in distress because
First, “Don’t listen to those Furies, Dad. Just because you hear them doesn’t mean you have to obey, ” and later, “You didn’t kill Mom. I keep telling you. Don’t listen to the Furies, ” (Nolan, 45). When Jason’s father hears the voices of the Furies in the air, he’s heavily influenced negatively. He threatened his own life, went missing from the house, and commits to very random actions because of the uncontrollable voices inside his head. Jason has to learn to be thankful for the small miracles through his dad. Next, the author contributed a very unique, but positive, aspect into the story, which is illustrating Jason’s thoughts by putting them into their own characters. All of these characters comprise what Jason is thinking at all times, therefore he relies on them for what he does. Apart from this is a concept that needs to be grasped to understand the full meaning of the novel, which is arguing with one’s own thoughts. Although Jason is guided by the characters/thoughts inside his head, he comes to develop conflicts with himself, which causes more stress and struggle on Jason than he deserves and needs. He does not know whether to follow the advice of the thoughts/characters in his head that have always been there for him, or if he should follow what he individually things, that conflicts with his other thoughts. The power of both these voices reflects the two significant …show more content…
Jason can be argued to be the orphan or mother-figure/caregiver, for he meets the characteristics of both, Jason’s father as the damsel in distress, and Jason’s friends as the sidekicks. To begin, Jason can be considered an orphan archetype, not only because his mom passed away and his dad isn’t mentally stable, but moreso that he sees things the way they truly are. With Jason placed in the tough situation of taking care of his dad, he expects that the consequences could be significant and knows realistically that no growth will be made. He’s also considered “out of place”, for he was invisible until he met trustworthy friends in his support group. Jason demonstrates the characteristics of understanding and fair, for he helps others who struggle with personal problems in the school newspaper and in support group, protective of his father and his future situations of his health, and he’s a victim of his own thoughts. He could also be considered a mother-figure/caregiver archetype in the way that he has to fulfill the needs of his father for the safety of both of their lives, health, and safety. Jason demonstrates empathy for his father when he blames himself for his wife’s death, and dependability and patience because his father can depend on him to take care of him, even when not cooperating. Next, Jason’s father can be identified as the damsel in distress because