In the book Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman, the main character, Preston, changed as a person over the course of the book due to his experiences.
Before Preston’s parents’ divorce and the murder of his mother, Preston was happy, and loving. To start, on page 6, Shusterman writes, “Dad is holding me and my brother, jumping up and down with both of us in his arms. We stumble out of the audience and down to the floor, and all of us hug and kiss mom. Grandma, Grandpa, and the rest run out from the sides to join us. We all hold each other, jumping up and down in front of the cameras like imbeciles, but we don’t care. This is our family, this is our day, and we can be imbeciles if we want!” During this part of the book, Preston’s mom had just given the final answers on Family Feud, and they won. The whole …show more content…
It made him happy to see his parents getting along and loving each other because it made him feel at peace. He never wanted the moment to end because he was happy that everyone was together and having a good time. In addition, Preston was also very loving before his family troubles. On page 10-11, Shusterman writes, “Inside I hear my mom start to cry. I want to go to her, but I know I can’t. Not just because Russ is here, but because when they fight like that they’re on their own little planet, and I can’t get through. There are times I’ve heard my dad cry. I’m glad he’s not crying right now, ‘cause that would make me cry, too, and I can’t cry in front of Russ.” At this point in the book, Preston was outside with a friend, but all he could hear was his parents fighting from inside the house. This quote from the book shows that Preston was loving because he wanted to go and check on his parents to make sure everything was okay. He knew that his parents always said family comes first, and he didn’t take that lightly. He loved his family with all his heart, and wanted to do everything he could to keep them together.
Before Preston’s parents’ divorce and the murder of his mother, Preston was happy, and loving. To start, on page 6, Shusterman writes, “Dad is holding me and my brother, jumping up and down with both of us in his arms. We stumble out of the audience and down to the floor, and all of us hug and kiss mom. Grandma, Grandpa, and the rest run out from the sides to join us. We all hold each other, jumping up and down in front of the cameras like imbeciles, but we don’t care. This is our family, this is our day, and we can be imbeciles if we want!” During this part of the book, Preston’s mom had just given the final answers on Family Feud, and they won. The whole …show more content…
It made him happy to see his parents getting along and loving each other because it made him feel at peace. He never wanted the moment to end because he was happy that everyone was together and having a good time. In addition, Preston was also very loving before his family troubles. On page 10-11, Shusterman writes, “Inside I hear my mom start to cry. I want to go to her, but I know I can’t. Not just because Russ is here, but because when they fight like that they’re on their own little planet, and I can’t get through. There are times I’ve heard my dad cry. I’m glad he’s not crying right now, ‘cause that would make me cry, too, and I can’t cry in front of Russ.” At this point in the book, Preston was outside with a friend, but all he could hear was his parents fighting from inside the house. This quote from the book shows that Preston was loving because he wanted to go and check on his parents to make sure everything was okay. He knew that his parents always said family comes first, and he didn’t take that lightly. He loved his family with all his heart, and wanted to do everything he could to keep them together.