Teenage Wasteland

Donny really made me upset because I do not have a lot of patience for people who do not try in school or any other activity. I think that people should work as hard as they can at something before they have the right to look for pity from anybody else. To me, Donny was just looking for attention. I got that idea because after his mother started giving all her attention to him, his grades improved. Meanwhile, his younger sister was hurt by her mother's blindness towards her. I think Donny started cutting classes simply to get his father's attention because he already had his mother's attention. I just get annoyed with people like that because I view them as lazy and pompous.

Donny really got to me when he started seeing Calvin Beadle, but he did not apply anymore effort into his grades. His parents were spending a lot of extra money that they did not have on his sessions, and Donny was not improving his school work. I think Cal improved Donny's attitude because Cal gave Donny everything he could possibly want. Cal gave him freedom, made excuses for him, and even made time for Donny to spend time with a girl. I just do not agree with a child wasting his parents' money. Not only is Donny wasting his parents money, but he is using the money that was typically used on luxuries. Once again, his little sister is getting the short straw. That is what really upsets me.

I think that Cal was like all of his pupils when he was younger, and he does not want them to succeed because he did not. When Donny talks about Cal divorcing his controlling wife, it reminded me of Donny's relationship with his mother. I think that Cal just encourages his pupils that it is possible to live on their own. I am not a big fan of his character because he seems suspicious to me.