Second Nature: character chang
"Second Nature," which is one of Alice Hoffman's best novels, is the continuation to Stephen's adult life. In this novel, Stephen is exposed to the 'real world'. At the age of three and a half, he was the only survivor in an airplane crash in the wilds of northern Michigan. A family of wolves raised him entirely apart from people. Later in his adulthood, he was caught by trappers and sent to a medical centre in New York City for rehabilitation. He was introduced to the world as patient 3119 or, more familiarly, as the Wolf Man. He refuses to talk, listen to anyone. He wouldn't even make eye contact with his therapists. Eventually he was shipped off to a locked ward of an upstate psychiatric hospital, where he would be kept as a forgotten secrete sealed and removed from society. But something happened on the day he was suppose to be shipped off, a woman named Robin who was effected by the way this poor man was handcuffed like a criminal. She managed to help Stephen escape and took him to her home. The story continues with Stephen's way of discovering what he had not seen in many years and those that he has not seen at all. As a reader, you also get to share those special moments where Stephen steps back into when he was young, and
Stephen answered the questions kindly and properly. At the station he ran into Robin's ex-boyfriend and another friend. Within time Robin arrived at the station and took Stephen home. Stephen knew that he was not safe, especially since the world views him differently from the rest of the world. He stood outside staring at the stars while another one of his distant friends, Matthew showed up. Mathew helped Stephen realize that he should leave now before things got worse. Mathew offered to get a map on where he should travel. Stephen ended killing Mathew because he knew that Mathew was guilt of killing Lydia's sister. Stephen went back home and explained his story to Robin who then helped him escape. The story ended when Connor explained how life had changed, as he grew older. He was now a doctor and how all the other characters resumed their lives. As for Stephen, he hadn't heard from him. But he asked about him to any possible person he thought that might have seen Stephen. The only replied he got was ' even if I had seen him, do you think I would tell you?' compares these two lifestyles that he has encountered. It is thrilling to see what Stephen experience laughter and joy for the first time. I believe that the way society sees a certain perspective plays a major role in many of our decisions. When society puts people down and fails to understand them, the people, known as outcasts fail to understand the society. When there is no communication, there always is a misunderstanding. At first I questioned Stephen and Robin's relationship. It seemed like their relationship was more on the friendship level. But as I read on I realized that their relationship was not only friendship, but was also at the intimate level. Robin's love is what opened up Stephen. Stephen grew more in love with Robin and changed himse
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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