This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff Essay -- Character Analysis

The book This Boys Life by Tobias Wolff is a register compose about the authors childhood memories and experiences. The author shows some(prenominal) different characters within the book. Many of them are just minor character that does not demand the author much in his life choices and thoughts throughout his growth. But there are some that acts as the protagonist and some the antagonist. One of them is Dwight, the protagonists or bastards stepfather. This character seems to be one of the characters that inhibit twats choices and decisions. This character plays a huge role in Jacks life as it leaves a huge scar in his memory. The author here spends the majority of time in this character in the memoir to show the readers the relationship between Jack and Dwight.There are several masquerade costumes that Dwight wears to hide his true intention towards Jack and Rosemary. One of the most obvious propagation is when during the approval seeking moment where Dwight threatened and in stilled fear in Jack by driving dangerously and swerving his car intentionally. Dwight here wants to show Jack that he is in complete control of Jack and Rosemarys life. To forewarn Jack about his future decisions and implication, Dwight intentionally puts on a mask of bitchiness. This proves to be advantageous for Dwight as Jack finally succumbs toward Dwights threats and corners Jack to approve his mformer(a)s marriage to Dwight.Later on, Dwight and Jack started painting their home plate where white paint is used as a primary paint supposedly to symbolize purity and a new start towards Jacks new life. But this also had an alternate mask covering the false positive pretense. It shows to the reader that Dwight may be covering the true rotten, ill and malice with white paint. Even with w... ...s violence and his bad attitudes as a safety precaution on Dwights future behaviors. In the end, readers will get a sense of disapproval on Dwight due to many presentations of evil and mali ce towards Jack. This may be the deceitful nature of Dwight towards both Jack and Rosemary, or the many tortures that Jack encounters while living with Dwight. In the end, there is a conclusion that points toward a relationship that is based on hatred and a kind of destiny need for both characters to one another as Dwight needs Jack for Rosemarys love and Jack needs Dwight for Rosemarys security department in life. It is not a relationship desired by Jack as he finally says We hated each other. We hated each other so much that other feelings didnt get enough light. It disfigured me (Wolff 232), and I left Chinook without a thought for the years Id lived there. (Wolff 234),