The author uses the contrast of characters to highlight the idea that shutting things out for little to no reason is never ideal and that people at a young age should learn to be more open minded to new things. The main character is incredibly stubborn while the mother has a completely opposite attitude towards the situation. She shows good morals throughout the text;, for example, she tells her son (the main character) to go to church and to ask God to forgive him. She tries to teach her son good principles of life so that he can learn a lesson from this. An example of the main character…