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More Than Just The Disease :: essays research papers
By close reference to ââ¬Å"More Than Just The Diseaseâ⬠, show what feelings you have for Neil in the course of the story. What lessons do you suppose he has learned by the end of it? In the story, ââ¬Å"More than Just the Diseaseâ⬠, Neil who was away from home for a holiday with the Middleton family experienced and learned much. The best part was how Neil managed to take the first step of overcoming his shyness, not to ââ¬Å"suffer from more than just the diseaseâ⬠. At the start of the story, we come face to face with the dominance of Neilââ¬â¢s mother. ââ¬Å"Be tidy at all times, then no one can surprise youâ⬠and ââ¬Å"A little too ornate for my taste-vulgar almostâ⬠shows that Neilââ¬â¢s mother does not just exist in planning everything for him(ââ¬Å"although he had been reluctant because of this very thing, she had insisted he could not turn down an invitation from the doctorââ¬â¢s familyâ⬠), she had embedded herself in Neilââ¬â¢s thoughts, even to the end of the story like, ââ¬Å"Close your mouth when youââ¬â¢re eating, please. Others have to live with youâ⬠and ââ¬Å" It will teach you how to conduct yourself in good societyâ⬠, all highlighted in italics. This brings about irritation and annoyance as Neil is really a ââ¬Å"Mamaââ¬â¢s boyâ⬠. He does not seem to have a mind of his own and lacked the moral courage to be his own personality. This is worrying as this dominance of his mother may stay with him all his life. I am, to a certain extent, angry with Neil, for being so easily dominated by his mother, and not by his own self. It is rather disappointing of a protagonist. The continuous excuses given by Neil (ââ¬Å"Too coldâ⬠, ââ¬Å"I told you I canââ¬â¢t swimâ⬠, ââ¬Å"No, itââ¬â¢s too coldâ⬠) shows his defences to cover up his disease, psoriasis as he is inferior about it. This is understandable as he is fearful of being found out and shunned by everyone. (ââ¬Å"If there is one thing he couldnââ¬â¢t abide it was to be laughed atâ⬠) I sympathize with him as it is indeed unfortunate to have the disease and desperately trying to hide it. However, when he gave his final excuse ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢ve got my periodâ⬠, the whole situation changed. Besides the readers getting some entertainment, they are fairly amused and laughed behind his back. ââ¬Å"There was a long silenceâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Neil heard her (Anna) make funny snorts in her noseâ⬠.
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