My Sister's Keeper Question
Discuss the symbolic role that Jesse’s pyromania plays in this novel, keeping in mind the following quote from Brian: “How does someone go from thinking that if he cannot rescue, he must destroy?” Why is it significant that Jesse has, in many respects, become the polar opposite of his father? But despite this, why is Jesse often finding himself in the reluctant hero position (saving Rat, delivering the baby at boot camp)? Brian himself comes to realize, in the scene where he confronts Jesse, that he and his son are not so different. Talk about the traits that they share and the new understanding that they gain each other by the end of the story.
I have my opinion about this but I need to expand it more (like into 6 sentences at least) so I need ideas.
I think he has become the opposite of his father because when they first found out Kate was diagnosed with cancer and checked to see if Jesse was a perfect match for her, he realized he couldn't be much help for her sister. I think he felt useless so he turned to destroying rather than saving. However, he still feels the need to save others as a way to redeem himself. As for the similarities, I can only come up with that Brian and Jesse feel the need to save people, but that really doesn't go with the main idea of the question
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