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Some of his characters also influence him in trying to end his life. G Pandu Setyawan states that people who want to end their lives have some characteristics,
which are wishy-washy, introvert and moody. In this case, Chick has some of those characters. Hence, it implies that his characters influence him in trying to end his life.
Chick Benetto’s characters are described below.
1. Messy
Chick Benetto is a messy man. It can be seen from his manner. He does not care about his appearance. He usually gets drunk in his time. His behavior of getting drunk
becomes a problem for him. Because of his bad behavior, Chick cannot manage himself well. He does everything badly. He drinks and sleeps badly. When he gets a
new job, he does not change his habits. He is still messy. In his office, his appearance is still messy. When Chick will meet clients, he will only use mouthwash to cover his
appearance. After that, I drank more-ballplayers in my time always drank-but it became
a problem which, in time, got me fired from two sales jobs. I slept badly. I ate badly. I seemed to be aging while standing still. When I did find work, I
hid mouthwash and eyedrops in my pockets, darting into bathrooms before meeting clients 5.
2. Rude
Chick Benetto is a man who is rude in the way he speaks and reacts especially if he feels uncomfortable. His being rude is seen from his speech when talking to other
people and his reaction towards a situation. When Chick 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
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angry with his mother because of his costume. In a Halloween parade, Chick’s mother makes a mummy costume for him. The costume is made from toilet tissue.
Unfortunately, his costume dissolves because of the rain. Chick is ashamed because everybody laughs at him. Chick 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 me, she raises her hand to her mouth. I burst into tears.
“You ruined my life” I yell 40.
Chick shows his rudeness again to his mother. It is seen from his reaction towards his mother’s request. Chick’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, Chick is ashamed to give a
kiss at school. His reaction is not good. He refuses to give a kiss to his mother rudely. Chick also shows his being rude to his friends. It can be seen from his reaction
when he finds out that his friends are looking at his mother in her room. One day, he meets his friends near his house. He feels suspicious with them. He thinks there is
something that they hide because they are watching something in his house. He follows the way they look. He finally finds out that his friends are looking at his
mother in her bedroom. He is sure that they are watching his mother changing her clothes. He feels very angry with them. He runs to them with blood in his eyes. As a
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result, he spontaneously jumps to them and fights against them. He grabs one of them by the neck and throws punches at anything that moves 69.
Chick does not only show his rudeness to his mother and friends but also to his little sister, Roberta. His being rude to his sister can be seen from his speech with his
sister. Since Roberta is still a child, she does not understand about her parents’ divorce. Therefore, she asks Chick whether his father will be there or not. He answers
his sister with impolite words and tone. He says that she is stupid. Chick Benetto 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 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 mother goes to work to fulfill their needs. He does not know that his mother struggles for him and his sister 89.
3. Selfish
