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Essay / Cole Matthews Character Review in “Touching Spirit Bear”
Cole Matthews is a stubborn and hurtful character at least at first. He didn't have the best family background, with an abusive father and an indifferent mother. Cole Matthews is a rounded and dynamic character. His character has many sides and complex personalities. You can tell he's a rounded and dynamic character because of his way of thinking and how he can be so submissive when his father mistreats him. But when Peter made him angry, dominance took hold of him and he started beating Peter. His stubborn personality is one of his secondary personalities. It gets to him when someone offers him help. His submissive side takes over when his father beats him and there is nothing he can do to stop it. His mother is usually too drunk to stop such madness. At the same time, Cole is very hurt inside, his mother ignores him and his father mistreats him. He can't help but react so impulsively when angry over such events. He only knows about hurting people when he is angry because of how his father reacts to such things. He takes notes and gets everyone in trouble because of it. All this forms a very complex character. Fortunately, the Circle of Justice helped Cole change this complex personality, which brings me to why he is a dynamic character since he changes drastically throughout the story. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essayCole Matthews was a careless, aggressive, and rude person before healing began. "'Cole jumped on him again and started slamming his head into the pavement.'". You can see that Cole is careless from the above quote from the book. He casually smashes Peter's head against the sidewalk, like he does it every day. “Something terrible must have happened to you for you to want to kill a poor little animal. » Cole states that he would also be able to kill a small, poor animal. Most people would pity a weak and small animal, but Cole thinks otherwise. He thinks that if something or someone is afraid of him, the better. He would simply kill the small and poor animal effortlessly, like a heartless person. He says this in such a careless way. Cole is also a very aggressive person. "'With anger that simmered all day, he attacked him'." Instead of taking out the anger in a different way, Cole decided to take it all out on Peter. This makes him very aggressive as he brutally beat Peter. He could have solved it in a different way, but he decided to take all his problems to Peter. After Peter was beaten and when Cole was removed from the other students, Cole still decided to be aggressive, spitting and making fun of Peter. “Cole laughed and spat on him even while he was being restrained. » It was as if Cole wanted to do more and smashing Peter's head against the pavement wasn't enough. And the fact that Cole had the audacity to laugh at Peter's state. Cole was obviously prevented from harming Peter any longer, since six students had to restrain Cole. Cole is last but not least rude. Cole being rude is something you can pick out right off the bat when you read the first few pages. He calls anyone older than him “old man”. "'Become a real old man'". It is extremely rude and immature to call your elders old men. Cole does this in such a rude way. On page eight, it is stated that Cole didn't really care about Peter's health after the beating. “Good for him.” Cole mumbled.when we told him about Peter's condition.' » How could Cole say such a thing after all the treatment and trauma Peter goes through after the beating!? Instead of being just a little nicer and apologizing for Peter's state, Cole honestly doesn't care about anyone or anything. He is rude to nature and others around him, which ultimately led to the punishment of remaining on the island. Cole had multiple experiences that led to Cole's recovery. The first experience that caused a change was being mauled by the spirit bear. Cole screams at the seagulls pecking at his skin. He felt so weak that the seagulls only grunted instead of leaving. This has an impact on Cole because it shows that he's not a tough guy after all. He's just human. Cole is not used to the feeling that others are not afraid of him. In fact, Cole can't shake the feeling of anger brewing inside him. This led him to the little lesson he learned from Edwin. The stick was also something that had an impact on Cole. The stick showed that anger will always exist no matter what. Cole begins to understand that no matter what he does, the anger will always be there. Anger will always be a feeling that cannot go away. Anger is a feeling from time to time, but it's best not to always be angry. After the day was over, Cole was doing a dance that he saw, the wolf dance probably had a big impact on Cole. After the Wolf Dance, Cole learns that you must accept help and that you need others. Cole didn't want help from others, so when he learned that sometimes you have to accept help. This really helped Cole realize that he can't do everything alone. Before, he didn't want to get help, but then he learns that he needs help to survive, like a pack of wolves. This shows how Cole learned from his mistakes through his experiences. Cole became honest, generous, and regretful after all the healing. Cole showed his honesty through the totem. "'Cole said, 'I started making a canoe, but I knew it wasn't right, so I dug this deep furrow so I couldn't try again.'" Cole was honest when he said that he had first attempted to make a canoe, since the log was perfect for a canoe. This showed an improvement in Cole's personality since before he just lied. Cole also admits to following a routine to get rid of anger every morning. “Did you bathe in the pond every morning?” » Cole nodded. Cole generally did not admit to such acts. In the past, he would probably lie just to get out of prison the easy way. Cole had also been generous when Peter came to the island. For example, Cole decided to leave the cabin to Peter. “You don’t have to sleep in this cabin with me if you don’t want to,” Cole interrupted. » (Mikaelsen 216). Cole suggests the bed in the cabin where it's warm rather than where it's cold outside. Cole usually wanted the best for himself and wouldn't make such a generous offer for anyone else. He also offers things to Peter. “And you, Peter? Cole offered '. Cole offers Peter a hot drink on a cold day. Like what I said earlier, Cole shows generosity by being willing to give Peter something. Peter sadly thinks that Cole doesn't regret not what he did to Peter. Cole, however, feels deep regret "He's so afraid of me," Cole said. Cole has a hint of regret when he sees that Peter is afraid of him. making amends with Peter and returning to life feeling better It's hard to do because Peter is so scared, it's...