1. Rude
Charley Benneto is a man who is rude in the way he speaks and reacts especially when he feels uncomfortable. His being rude is seen from his speech
when talking to other people and his reaction towards a situation. When Charley does not like the persons he speaks to or the topic they are
talking about, he will show his rudeness. It is showed after the Halloween parade. He is angry with his mother because of his costume. In a Halloween parade,
Charley’s mother makes a mummy costume for him. The costume is made from toilet tissue. Unfortunately, his costume dissolves because of the rain. Charley is
ashamed because everybody laughs at him. He blames his mother. In addition, he cries and speaks rudely to his mother. He yells to his mother that she ruins his life.
They are laughing. I am burning red. I want to disappear, but where to go in the middle of a parade? When we reach the schoolyard, where the
parents are waiting with cameras, I am a wet, sagging mess of rags and toilet paper fragments. I see my mother first. As she spots at me, she raises
her hand to her mouth. I burst into tears. “You ruined my life” I yell p.40.
Charley shows his rudeness again to his mother. It is seen from his
reaction towards his mother’s request. Charley’s mother always asks a kiss from her children before they go to school. One day, when his mother takes him and his
sister to school, he shows his rudeness. His mother asks a kiss from him. However, Charley is ashamed to give a kiss at school. His reaction is not good. He
refuses to give a kiss to his mother rudely p.65. Charley again shows his rudeness to his mother when he was fourteen
years old. His mother finds a cigarette in his sock drawer. His speech to his mother shows that he is being rude to her.
“It’s my room” I yell. “I don’t care” I glare at her. “And why do you have to dress like that?
You make me sick” p.85. Charley still shows his being rude in his teenage time. It is seen from his
reaction when he is at the movie with his mother. He is ashamed to sit together with his mother at the movies. He does not like all the things that his mother does.
In addition, he is angry with his mother because she is the only divorced woman around. He wants his mother to behave like other mothers who stay at home and
do house works. However, his other goes to work to fulfill their needs. He does not know that his mother struggles for him and his sister p.89.
2. Indifferent
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