"My head's going to burst from all the new things I have to believe."(pg 88)
Jack who is five has never been out of Room, the only things that he considers are real are the objects in Room; an eleven by eleven room. Room is home for Jack, but to Ma, it's the prison where she's been kept for seven long years ever since she was nineteen. In Room there is a television but Ma does not allow Jack to watch for a long period of time, she also mutes the TV during commercials because she thinks that it destroys the brain making Jack want all the things seen on TV. Everything that Jack sees on TV he believes that it isn't real, unless it's things that they have in Room, for example vitamins. As far as people are concerned they aren't real to Jack, except for him, Ma, and Old Nick. When people like Jack are held kept in a room, they are unaware of all the things going on in the world, these people have no idea of what the outside world is really like and are unaware of the good and bad things about the world. However, when Ma tells Jack about Outside, it is hard for him to believe what his mother is saying since he has been held captive in an isolated room with Ma. For Jack it is necessary to see and touch everything he has missed out on and explore the outside. It isn’t easy to adjust to new changes especially if you have been held captive. For Jack it was adjusting to lights, being able to walk without colliding into objects, and being able to touch things. The excitement of knowing that there’s more to the world then themselves is uncontrollable.
Jack who is five has never been out of Room, the only things that he considers are real are the objects in Room; an eleven by eleven room. Room is home for Jack, but to Ma, it's the prison where she's been kept for seven long years ever since she was nineteen. In Room there is a television but Ma does not allow Jack to watch for a long period of time, she also mutes the TV during commercials because she thinks that it destroys the brain making Jack want all the things seen on TV. Everything that Jack sees on TV he believes that it isn't real, unless it's things that they have in Room, for example vitamins. As far as people are concerned they aren't real to Jack, except for him, Ma, and Old Nick. When people like Jack are held kept in a room, they are unaware of all the things going on in the world, these people have no idea of what the outside world is really like and are unaware of the good and bad things about the world. However, when Ma tells Jack about Outside, it is hard for him to believe what his mother is saying since he has been held captive in an isolated room with Ma. For Jack it is necessary to see and touch everything he has missed out on and explore the outside. It isn’t easy to adjust to new changes especially if you have been held captive. For Jack it was adjusting to lights, being able to walk without colliding into objects, and being able to touch things. The excitement of knowing that there’s more to the world then themselves is uncontrollable.
This quote also helps the reader whether they are parents or may want to become parents in the future to give freedom to their kids and let them figure out what the goes on in the world and realize that everything and everyone isn’t good or bad. Parents need to be less protective while showing a little strictness towards their children and help them make the right decisions. Also the reader would somewhat feel pity for Jack knowing what he’s been through while at the same time, feeling proud for his bravery that he has showed.
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