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out of the car and leaves his mother and sister Albom 83. He is angry to find that his mother is the only divorced woman around and
he is uncomfortable with her womanly figure. He wants his mother to do like other mothers, wearing housedresses, making scrapbooks and baking brownies.
He does not appreciate what has his mother done for her that she has to work in a beauty parlor thus she has to dress right as a beautician. He never looks for how
much his mother works hard for him by ignoring her. He gets embarrassed by his mother. He pushes his mother away Albom 89. By considering his speech when
he is commenting about his mother’s cook, his comment on his mother’s job and her way of dressing and his manner of rejection at the time his mother needs her
children to be around, Charley is considered as indifferent. His uncaring of his mother’s situation is showed clearly. His quality as an indifferent child changes
into a caring one after he meets his mother. He listens to every story told by his mother Albom 70-73. This situation never happens before. When he wants to
give up facing his troubles of life, his mother tells him not to give up Albom 187. He does what his mother tells him to do.
b. Cowardly
Charley is a coward. He runs away mostly everytime he meets problems. When he is still 5 years old, he walks and finds a dog which is going to attacks by
howling to him. He turns and runs to his mother although the dog is tethered. He screams and cries.
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It is tethered to a clothesline. Awowwow It rises on its hind legs, straining the leash. Awowwowow
I whirl and run. I am screaming. My mother dashes to me.
“What?” she hollers, grabbing my elbows, “What is it?” “A dog”
She exhales. “A dog? Where? Around there?” I nod, crying Albom 35.
In the middle of a night, Charley is awake for the sound of his sister thumping down the hall running to mother’s bedroom. Roberta tries to tell her
mother that there might be someone entering their house. Charley does nothing and even he lets his mother take his bat and check for the robber. He is afraid and
weary. His heart races but he does not take any actions. Even he pushes his palm into the mattress, not sure what role he should play Albom 91.
Charley also has his own broken family. He loses his money and job. His wife and daughter leave him. In his fall, he again runs away. He runs to alcohol
and gets drunk every night. He does not try to solve his problem but he decides to get over it by killing himself Albom 11. Based on his reaction of facing danger
and his manners of facing problems of life, Charley is considered as a coward. He does not dare enough to face what he really has to deal with. As a round character
of the novel, his quality of being cowardly turns to courageous after he meets his mother. He has his courage to admit the truth and the reason why he wants to die
Albom 187. It is the first time of his life to say something he keeps away from his mother. He faces his life afterward. He feels ashamed of trying to end his life.
He confesses his mistakes and it is a mistake not to talk about his despair to other especially his family Albom 193.
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c. Inconsistent
