Brian Fitzgerald’s morality is very strong in responsibilities. He believes that he has to responsible for everything as the consequence of what he did. He tries to full it
whole his life, even if it needs any sacrifice. Being a good parent facing a difficult problem, take care all of the broken family is not easy for him. The climax of Brian’s
sadness is when he lose his daughter that he loves for a long time, afterwards; he instead that stars were people who were so well loved they were traced in
constellations, to live forever. He begins works round the clock shift, so he would not have to come home. And he fell deep into a bottle after Anna’s left him.
3.4 Jesse Fitzgerald’s
Older brother of the two girls, Jesse is reflection of his mother Sara. Jesse is eighteen and he is feeling abounded, left out and lives in the converted attic flat above
the garage, he is crying out for help in his own way, he sets fires and watches from a safe distance as they burn; he only done this to unused building.
Jesse seems to have a very rebellious and depressed personality due to the situation his family has been going through. Because of all attention Kate required,
little attention could given to Jesse. Jesse’s fractionation with fire grows as he mature and he began to start many large fires in abounded buildings. This shows his
rebellious nature. Jesse doing a wrong thing to solve his problem; he is so depressed with his family
problem, he often trying to kill him self because he thinks that he is worth a lot more dead than alive.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
As quoted:
“It would solve a thousands problems if I rolled the Jeep over an embank met. It’s not like I haven’t thought about it. You know;
on my license. It says I am an organ donor, but the truth is I’d consider being an donor Morgan. I’m sure I’m worth a lot more
dead than the whole.
Picoult, Jodi, 2009:112
Kate gets sick when Jesse in twelve years old, it is not like Kate planed it or anything, but is happened to be Christmas Eve. He has shuttled over to some
neighbor’s hose last minute, which sucked, because they were having a nice Christmas Eve with their relatives. And keep whispers about him like he is a charity
case and deaf to boot. Jesse thinks that his parents does not care about him, because he cannot do anything to save Kate’s life; and he feels that Anna is on their radar,
because she pays in to their plan for Kate. Jesse is not absolutely doing a wrong thing; he just wants to take the attention
from the people around him. He is showing a negative morality to solve his problem. Jesse feel lonely he has no friends and his parents does not care about him at all. He
often trying to do something stupid just for one reason; he just wants to be noticed. Jesse wants to prove that he is not disappears.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
As quoted:
“I would up that day at the middle of the intersection, smack under the traffic light, with taxies breaking and a car swerving
off to the left and a pair of cops running to keep me from getting killed. At the police station, when my dad come to get me, he
asked what the hell I’d be thinking.” “I hadn’t been think, actually, I was just trying to get to a place
where I’d be noticed”
Picoult, Jodi, 2009:298
Fitzgerald families were absurd because of Kate sickness. Their parents spent all the time to take care of Kate’s health. Jesse often gets a present from his parents that
he never asks for one; it is like a guilt gift over the years he gets quite a few of those big-ticket items. It is usually in conjunction with one of Kate’s episodes. And since
Anna usually involves, she is gets some amazing present too. Then a week later his parents would feel bad about the unequally and would buy him some toy to make
sure he does not feel left out. On the other hands Jesse showing a positive morality too. Jesse loves his sister, he
care about them but he does not show it directly. When Anna got confuse about her decision, Jesse gives her a support and tells Anna, she is not doing a wrong thing.
When his parents were at court with Anna, he decides to stay in the hospital to take care his other sister, Kate. Jesse cannot stand seeing Kate’s condition he feels mashed
about it. Jesse hopes he can save his sister’s life.
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As quoted:
“it’s not fair, but Kate knows that. It doesn’t take a whole long life to realize that what we deserve to have, we rarely get. I stand
up, with that lightning blot branding the lining of my throat, which makes it impossible to swallow, so everything gets backed
up like a dammed river. I hurry out of Kate’s room and far enough down the hall where I won’t disturb her, and then I lift
my list and punch a hole in the thick white wall and still this isn’t enough.”
Picolt, Jodi, 2009:391
Through this problem, Jesse can prove that he has a good morality too; he cares with his sisters. And when Anna dies, and his families trying to become like a normal
families; Jesse reform his attitude. He graduates from the police academy. And he win a citation from the mayor for his role in a drug bust.
3.5 Campbell Alexander
