Tobias Wolff

In the short story, Bullet in the Brain, by Tobias Wolff, a character named Anders is shot in the head. As the bullet is traveling through his head and his life fades away, his last memory is portrayed as one of his most favorite days, “This is what he remembered. Heat. A baseball field.” Instead of remembering his family or friends, he remembered a simple time where everything was once easy. As a boy, Anders was able to enjoy his life with not a worry in the world. One day in the summer, he met…

Nothing beats the thrill of breaking the rules, but getting caught doing so is never fun. In Powder, Tobias Wolff reveals that people resort to extreme measures to avoid consequences. The father broke the law in order for his wife not to punish him. Not only that, he motivated his son to be an accomplice in the crime. The father made bad decisions to avoid the consequences of previous bad decisions. The only way for the father to not split up with his wife was breaking the law. After the father…

similarities they share with one another is that they’re both being told from the first person point of view, as they are describing their journeys with their fathers and getting the chance to reconnected with them one last chance. In Powder, by Tobias Wolff, the story is being told from the first person point of view throughout his teenage son and the way he sees things. As they begin their trip to Mount Baker a day before Christmas, as his son is describing his journey along the way. We’re…

Tobias Wolff’s “The Liar” from his collection of short stories entitled Our Story Begins tells the story of James, a teenage pathological liar who, after the death of his father, begins to fabricate gruesome stories about his life. James’ mother, Margaret, a devout Christian who is disturbed by her son’s constant lying, relies on the assistance of both God and the family physician to help “cure” him. Wolff structures this story tactfully, revealing significant information in a way that seems…

Randall Pearson is a fictional character from the show This Is Us on NBC. The show takes place in current day when Randal is 36 years-old, but with the use of flashbacks, we learn a lot about his life growing up. Randall was born on August 31st, 1980 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to a heroin-addicted father and a mother that died during childbirth. Knowing that he was not fit to raise a child, Randall’s biological father, William, left Randall outside the local Fire Station. Randall was later…

In the short story, “The Chain” by Tobias Wolff, the author shows the audience the true meaning of friendship. Gold and his cousin, Tom Rourke, show different kinds of acts of friendship. Rourke was there for Gold when he killed the dog who attacked Anna, Gold returned the favor for Rourke as he smashed the person’s car who hit Rourke’s car. The true meaning of friendship lies between Gold and Rourke by the sacrifices they make for each other. They both are there by each other’s side and they do…

oysters. Rich men buy him the oyster and make fun of the boy when he bites the shell. Father is still hungry, walking up and down and thinking deeply and their problem is unsolved. Other short story, “Powder” is written by well-known American author Tobias Wolff.…

The word brother is a blood related male sibling that was born of the same mother, but that does not mean this is the only meaning for the word. Two sons are known as being brothers of each other. Even though these two people will fight with each other, they are still brother. This is the literal meaning for the word brother, but there is connotation that makes this word much more meaningful. Some believe the word brother also stands for a someone who will fight for you. This can be seen when a…

"So there I sat—Erik Fisher's younger brother, Eclipse Boy, visually impaired and totally incapable of following in his brother's footsteps." In Edward Bloor's young adult novel, Tangerine the Fisher family is torn apart as family secrets are revealed. Paul adapts to obstacles in his new life while working up the courage to face his biggest fear, his brother Erik. The Fisher family is a perfect example of how an unhealthy sibling relationship can lead to many problems such as distrust, fear and…

My casting for “Hunters in the Snow” would be, for the role of Frank Bailey Baker, for the role of Tub Maddie Rogers, and for the role of Kenny Maiah Thomas. I casted these people for this movie for various reasons, but mainly for the match in personality so it would be easy for them to play the role. I casted Bailey Baker for Frank because of her “follower” attitude. The character Frank is a very go with the flow guy, in the story he was very patient and understanding of why things went wrong…