Next Section Quotes Previous Section Glossary How To Cite in MLA Format Wolf, Julia. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. He just disappears, forgetting that he owes his children an explanation and support.

Patrick’s father doesn’t even try to talk to his children and explain the situation he leaves the family as if he is a complete stranger. Some people can’t even stand the thought of handling the situation like a mature person ready to take responsibility for their actions. It is difficult to admit that you can’t or don’t want to continue a relationship. Separation is almost always a painful process that causes a lot of pain and emotional distress. In Roddy Doyles Booker Prize-winning novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, an Irish lad named Paddy rampages through the streets of Barrytown with a pack of like-minded hooligans, playing cowboys and Indians, etching their names in wet concrete, and setting fires. Though their mother tries her best to extinguish their conflicts, the boys are too immature to understand that they are not rivals. The story of their relationship is rocky-they don’t understand each other, so they try to prove to each other that one of them is less loved or cared about by their parents. Notwithstanding the fact that Paddy is not a bad boy at all, he can be rather cruel to Francis. Being an older brother, he is obliged to take care of him. Paddy believes that his life could be more adventurous if Francis hadn’t been born. Paddy’s childhood is so impermanent that he doesn’t even manage to enjoy it properly. He has to step forward and help his mother who is not used to the idea of women being in the workforce. His father leaves the family and Paddy is forced to grow up faster than his friends and siblings. Paddy is carefree, mischievous, and funny-in other words, he is just a child. Just like the rest of his classmates, Paddy likes playing with his friends and breaking the rules, and is not very fond of his siblings. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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