


I tried to imagine carpets, wardrobes, pictures, chairs, a sewing machine, in these gaping, smashed-up rooms. “Most houses were crammed with immovable objects in their proper places, and each object told you what to do - here you ate, here you slept, here you sat. His cortisol levels must be high due to his childhood trauma, causing him to constantly feel anxious and to suffer panic from even the tiniest of triggers. This boy has witnessed more than his fair share of trauma, so it's no doubt that he feels on edge all the time. Jack has not simply seen both of his parents die he's handled his mother's corpse. “At the back of my mind I had a sense of us sitting about waiting for some terrible event, and then I would remember that it had already happened.” Jack This double standard is the obvious result of the belief that women are inferior and thus it would be an insult for a man to be lowered to the status of a woman. Boys are not allowed to dress up like girls because its considered embarrassing and somehow shameful. For girls to dress as boys is acceptable because they are progressing upward in society, but it doesn't work the same for boys. Julie points out to Jack how the double standard of gender identity works in our society. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, according to you, because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading.” Julie “Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it's okay to be a boy for girls it's like promotion. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
