Robert Ross was born into a rich family, in a great big house with a white picket fence. The reason for Robert’s innocence was perhaps his seemingly ideal surroundings. Maybe the fact that everything was provided for Robert caused him to become dependant on the image of an ideal world, the thought that corruption was not a reality. Or maybe he chose to block out the bad, not admitting its existence, as with his mom’s drinking. Whatever the reason, Robert saw the world as a peaceful place, white and pure. Even such common and obvious things such as sex, Robert did not yearn for. This innocence, or ignorance, is the reason that Robert could not deal

This violent and negative effect on Robert’s personality transforms his instincts to almost the complete opposite of before. Robert’s mind is fragile due to his inexperience. He is easily tainted and easily conforms to his surroundings. Almost instantly a completely different Robert emerges. A man who before tried his best to avoid the opposite sex was now having rough sex with a woman he hardly knew. “After a long silence Mrs. Ross dropped the cigarette and used her toe to squash it out-grinding and twisting it until it was just a mess of juice and paper, torn beyond recognition.” p-28. This quotation is a direct definition of Robert’s transformation. The “long silence” is Robert’s years at home, where he was surrounded by peace without any conflict. Mrs. Ross defines conflict, or in Robert’s case the war. At home his mother’s drinking was the only problem Robert faced, and now the war would prove as con

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