54 kidnapped not solely because Anson had enough money to ransom her, but
also because-primarily because- Anson had cheated her abductors 165.
b. Arrogant
Those kidnappers think that Anson will give the ransom to them, because
they think that he loves his brother. However, they make wrong prediction. Anson now is selfish. He does not care with Holly, even to Mitch, his only brother. He
only focuses on how to get money and how to sail as soon as possible. Anson wants to prove that he is strong. Therefore, he does not surrender to the
kidnappers, even he provides strategy to play them. “But this is the first time I’ve seen a man drop the dime on his own brother
just to prove he’s the hardest hardcase around.” “For money,” Mitch corrected. Campbell shook his head. “No. Anson
could have asked me to teach these pussies a lesson. They aren’t as tough as they think.”171.
Anson is an arrogant person. He does not want people underestimate him. He does not want his childhood experience happens anymore in his adulthood.
His attitude in the childhood is the opposite with what he has done in the adulthood. Anson has been bored to be an obedient child, who has never tried to
rebel his parents, although he felt unfair. The two gunmen never took their eyes off Mitch. “But Anson,” Campbell
continued, “he wants to make a statement so no body ever underestimates him again. Indirectly, the statement’s also for my benefit. And I gotta
say…I’m impressed.” 172 His childhood experiences cause Anson hates his parents. The rationality
theory makes Anson arrogant to his capability. His parents’ ambition takes away his childhood. It makes him focuses only on his capability and his achievement.
The kind and warm brother cannot be found again. He has fatigued to fulfill his
55 parents’ expectation. His emotion cannot take anymore. His father idealism makes
him stubborn. Anson’s parents force their idealism to make proper rearing child method.
Learning room is the technique chosen by his parents in rearing child. This room has taken his time. Almost his childhood has been spent in that room. He has bad
experience in his childhood, not only because of his parents’ ambition, but also because of the bad treatment, which he got when he was child. He cannot enjoy
his childhood, he is not happy with it. In adulthood he spends his time to work hard and to get money. Everything he does to get the money, even it belongs to
criminality. He has a dream, which should be made in the reality. He tries to find out his freedom, which is to be found in the sea.
c. Self-Loving and Self-Pitying
