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High school can be the most utterly impossible obstacle in life to be faced. In Chris Cutchers short story, "A brief Moment in the life of Angus Bethune," he shows the entagled, complex difficulties of high school. Angus is a senior, and being named after a cow didnt make his experience in high school more endurable for him. ... Being deficient of confidence, and having longing desires, Angus found the person he wanted to be, and acceptance of normality by growing maturity. ... Angus did see himself in his view as none socially acceptable, especially with his physical appearence, and possessing the name given to him. For example, "And they named me Angus. ... " An expert like this shows Angus didnt see himself as being self acceptent. ... Also, another challenge Angus need to overcome was his nominiation as the Snow Ball King. ...
As Angus is needed to uptake many uncomfortable situations, he approaches them with the fact that he does one way or another have to do deal with them. ... Instead, Angus would be sulking in the darkest corner, moping about his worrys about his school dance. ... He went out there and put himself out in the open, getting charged to defeat Rick Melissas furious boyfriend, and not care about what those other people think of him.
Approximate Word count = 1014
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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