Many people believe that life is simple. They say that if you have the brains and the money, you can get anywhere in life. But, for some people, it's not as easy as it seems. People thinking you have it all when instead, you may have nothing. In fact, in the novel Crabbe, the author, William Bell presents the main character as an irresponsible person. It became apparent that Crabbe was an alcoholic and a person who blamed the world for his problems. After running away to the woods to get away from all of it, he had a life changing experience and his values changed.
             First of all, Crabbe was presented as an irresponsible person. That is, instead of talking about his problems with his parents and trying to work things out, he decided to run away from home. For example, he didn't like the way that society was treating him and planning out his future for him. He wanted to take charge of his life, but he did so in an irresponsible way, by running away. "I was sick of my life and already sick of the future that everybody had planned for me but nobody bothered to consult me about. I wanted to be free, to opt out of the plan. But, like the runner, I wanted to do something that would symbolize what I thought and how I felt." (Bell, Crabbe pg. 19) This is what Crabbe was thinking before he ran away. By running away, he expressed his feelings in an irresponsible way because then he's leaving behind a blank without letting everyone else know how he really felt. After his experience with Mary in the woods, he became a responsible person. The first responsible thing he did was face his parents and tell them how he really felt. "I want to be taken seriously, Dad, and to run my own life. I'm not invisible. All my life, I've been locked into other people's expectations- yours, Mom's, my teachers'. Everybody wants me to live their lives. Where do I come in?" (Bell, Crabbe pg. 165) This is how...