Analysis Of The Movie The Nickel - 1180 Words

Richard has to make the decision to stay with his dad or mom. To get Richard to stay with him, he gives him a nickel showing him that he will be able to eat and won’t have to be hungry anymore. The nickel isn t enough to support yourself on, and Richard will still have to go out on his own and buy food. Wright is showing the us how low his father will go in order to â€Å"win† Richard. Richard wants is a guardian and caregiver, a man with money. Richard is always worried about food – he is looks at the pile of bread and all he can think about is that there isn’t going to be enough food for the morning. A kid shouldn’t repeatedly have to worry about food and having a meal on the table the next day. Richard does worry about these things because†¦show more content†¦When I go over to my stepbrothers house and stay the night, I usually have nothing to eat. My stepmom is a vegetarian, so at her place we only eat fake tofu meats. Everyone at some point has felt that everything they do isn t right and that they always mess up. Richard can t do anything right by his family. He dodges his grandmothers slap, but she hurts her back. When his grandfather dies, he tries to tell his uncle, but his uncle only gets mad at him. Because he can t please anybody, he grows more independent and starts defying his grandma and aunt. He gets a job, and Granny and Addie make it clear that Richard is now truly dead to them. Richard’s mother is proud of him for rebelling. All Richard wanted was an answer. When his mother tries to connect him with religion, it only makes everything worse. Richard can t connect with god the same way everyone else does. However he allows himself to get baptized, so his mother would be pleased. Soon after his mother gets another stroke, and Richard becomes more confused. Had he done something wrong? Why was his mother suffering even after he tried to accept god? Richard grows depressed because he knows that all this education hasn t given him any skills to earn living. His grandmother is giving hint that it was his time to move out, and he is confused on what to do. Richard will probably run away from home for good and escape the south for good. Richard and his brother weren t that