1. Andrew Laeddis in Shutter Island
Indulged in the shadow of his past, Laeddis neglects Chanal's unusual conducts, leading to an irreparable tragedy – Chanal drowns their three children when insane and Laeddis murders his wife out of grief. ... Cawley breaks through Laeddis' heroic fantasy and enforces him to look straight at reality, his love, guilt, trauma and sin. ... Nevertheless, perhaps the past is too heavy a burden, perhaps life is too daunting to live; he at last consciously chooses to take the transorbital lobotomy rather than live soberly in the world. ... " Shutter Island might be the wonderland...
- Word Count: 2674
- Approx Pages: 11
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School