Death is a hard thing to go through. Especially when its with someone you are in love with. The boy in this story, Louie, lost his girlfriend. He had never had a girlfriend until this year because he was always kind of shy and not out going. So one day the most popular girl in the school asked him out. Her name was Becky. They went out, had a good time, and there relationship grew from there. They became really close. She was always there for him when the whole town thought he was a psycho. She understood him and he understood her.
I think they were a really strong couple and could get through anything, as long as they did it together. Louie didn’t really know what this life was all about and when Becky came along it finally all made sense. Louie didn’t really care about anything, well he did, just not very much. All he cared was that he had Becky. And he knew that she would always be there. Until one day she wasn’t…
Louie’s mom came in with a worried look on her face, Louie thought oh no it must be Norm (his dad). But it wasn’t, it was Becky. He went as fast as he could to try and save her. I think when you hear about something you can’t actually believe it until you see it. And I think that’s why Louie went to find her. She had gotten in a car crash with a motorcycle and it drove her off a bridge. And when he got there he realized it was too late.
I think with death you always think of the only if’s and the what if’s. But you sooner or later have to realize that its real and you can’t change it. And it sucks. Louie had a lot of dealing with to do. After it happened he went and chopped down a tree. You do crazy things when your in love. I think that was Louie’s way, and most guys way of dealing with things like this. Girls just cry until they can’t anymore but guys take it out on things. That’s what Louie did. He went to visit her dad later that night and they helped each other get through it because I think they had the same point of view.
When it came time for the funeral the priest did his usually sayings:
“We can not answer these questions alone. But we know that you move in strange and mysterious ways that we, lost in our earthly ignorance, cannot understand.” Louie got really upset over this and I can understand why. He started to yell “Why are you saying that? He doesn’t move it strange and mysterious ways. He doesn’t move at all! He sits up there on His fat butt and lets guys like you earn a living making excuses for all the rotten things that happen…” and so on. And I agree. If I was in Louie’s shoes I would be just as pissed off as him. It’s not fair to lose someone so close to you. He made some good points. I do believe in God and I do believe there is a reason for all the things that happen but no one knows the reason and that’s why its so hard to believe. I think these things are a part of life and make you who you are today. They help you become stronger so the next time around you know how to deal.
After Louie was heading out he turned around and said…
“And why are you trying to make us cry? We’ll cry; we’re gonna cry anyway. But Becky didn’t care about all that crap. She liked to laugh and cry and eat burgers and make love and be with people she liked. Talk about that! Why don’t you talk about that?”
Once again he has a good point. You should be smiling remembering all the good things about the person even though it is a sad thing. I think is wasn’t the right time and place for him to yell out like that but what he said was true and I was proud he did it. After that Louie apologized and his dad said something to Louie that I think helped him realize something: "You didn't hurt us, Only cause a little discomfort. But you said the things that people probably didn't need to hear. You have to remember that even though she was your girlfriend, Becky meant something to other people too. And their perspectives are just as important to them as yours is to you." [Crutcher 163] It was true. Norm was right. I'm guessing the things he said were just a way of getting it out of his system. I'm sure he was mad and angry and didn't really know what to feel, or do. It still took him awhile after that to move on but he will never ever forget her, and that’s okay, death is not an easy thing.
3 comments:
This was a really insightful look into their relationship and the aftermath of Becky's death. Becky was one of the main characters in the story and influenced the main character greatly. Anaylyzing their relationship and what it meant to each other helped me understand more of what was going on during the story.
That’s a cool thought about when people hear bad news they have to see it to believe it. Louie didn’t believe that Becky died at first; he wanted to save her he had to save her. Then he went and chopped down the tree. What do you think was going through his head at that point? I think he was super confused and was feeling a lot of emotions at that point. I agree with you on the point that you made that at the funeral wasn’t the right time or place to say what he thought, but at least it was true and honest. Again he had a lot of emotions going through him and I really think he just couldn’t help it.
Mulan.
When he chopped down the tree, I think a lot was going through his head. One, I think he didn't have any clue what he should do about it and Second of all I think he needed to get his emotions out and that was his way of doing it. Thanks for the comment!
Koop.
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