Gary Gilmore
Mikhail Gilmore’s short narrative “My Brother, Gary Gilmore” portrays the life of Gary Gilmore and gives insight into the experiences that led to him committing murder. He was later convicted and sentenced to death by execution. Mikhail Gilmore stated, “You cannot solve murder without solving the human heart or the history that has rendered that heart so dark and desolate.” In attempts to understand his brother’s actions, Mikhail Gilmore examines how certain experiences in Gary’s life led him to commit murder. Gary Gilmore suffered from parental neglect causing him to strive for individuality in a life of crime that eventually robbed him of his love and his life. As a child, Gary Gilmore was subjected to parental neglect causing him to distance himself from his family. An old picture of Gary and his father shows early signs of neglect from his father. In the picture, Gary is hugging his father with “a look of broken need on his face” as his father pulls away from Gary’s cheek, showing a look of distas
Gary Gilmore was paroled in 1976, but he was unable to rid of old habits that extended his troubles, causing him to lose his job, his love, and his life. Gary was paroled in Utah, where he worked at his Uncle Vernon’s shoe store. It was there where he met Nicole Barrett, a girl he fell in love with. However, Gary was unable to get rid of “some old, less wholesome appetites.” Gary started drinking heavily and abusing a pain medication, Fiorinal. The combination of the two caused Gary to have mood swings and sexual dysfunction with his girlfriend Nicole. He became very angry over failed sex and would get rough with Nicole. This behavior caused Gary to lose his job and his abuse of Nicole caused her to leave him. Gary had lost the love and need that he had been looking for, for a long time. Gary had become lost and delusional, looking for an answer. Finally, he lost grip of reality and committed the murder of Max Jensen and Ben Bushnell. Gary Gilmore’s experiences throughout his lifetime paved his path for his fu
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