Sometimes people are unable to accept others, because they are fearful. Sergei does not treat Yonatan with respect. He automatically assumes that he is up to no good and is a bad person. In the story “What, of This Goldfish Would You Wish,” the author says, “In this instant Sergei understands the boy did not come for television, what he came for, specifically, is to snatch Sergei’s fish.” This shows that Sergei does not accept people, no matter who they are. He probably has no friends, because of his unwillingness to accept people. It seems that he trusts no one. Sergei knows, after he kills Yonatan that his last wish could save Yonatan, but Sergei is so selfish that he initially wants to hoard his last wish. In the story, Sergei says, “When
