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Resilience Character Analysis
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Amat
Resilience Character Analysis
Claim
In the book, Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Amat's growth in resiliency can be tied to the experiences he goes through in hockey.
Claim
Beginning
At the beginning of the book, Amat is not very resilient when being bullied by the members of the junior team or when he attends his first junior practice. He lets Bobo and his friends bully him and his friends without standing up for himself and his friends. At this point in the book, he cares what the junoirs think of him and what they do to him so he doesn't do anything to stop what they do to him.
Beginning
Evidence #1
"Zacharias is about to answer when his head is knocked forawrd hard by the slap of an open palm. Zacharias, Amat, and Lifa know it's Bobo before they even trun around. Zacharias's cap lands on the ground to the sound of laughter from the juniors who have suddenly surrounded them. Zacharias, Amat and Lifa are fifteen years old, the juniors are only two years older, but they're so much more developed physically that there could easily have ben ten years between them... "Zach... Seriously, though, there's something I've been wondering: the first time you, Amat, and Lifa slept together, how did you work out which of you guys was going to lose his virginity first?'" (Backman 49).
Evidence #1
Evidence #2
"Amat is siting in a corner, doing his very best imitation of an empty corner. As the youngest in the locker room, the maggot, he has good reason to be terrified of attracting attention. He keeps his gaze focused high, to avoid eye contact but sill have time to react if anyone throws something at him.. Amat's concentration wanders for a moment, and a little too late he sees Bob walking across the floor... The pieces of tape hang in the air for a moment before raining down like small, sharp projectiles over the boy in the corner. Bobo's warm breath hits his ear as he commands: 'Can you give your mom a call, maggot? It really is very messy in here'" (Backman 91-92).
Evidence #2
Spark
There are two instances in the book when Amat first starts show and grow resilience. The first time is when he is at his first juniors practice. One the ice he is determined to beat Bobo and show the team what he is cable of. He is able to accomplish this because of his resilience and all of the hard work that he has put in before this. Another spark moment where Amat shows and developes his resilience is the semi-finals game. This moment is a spark because he is determined to put his all into this game. He no longer cares what others are thinking of him and is doing what is best in the game. His resilience even pays off when he surprises the other team and scores a goal.
Spark
Evidence #1
Evidence
#1
"Amat doesn't answer. He leaves a small trail of blood behind him as he goes over to the far blue line, collects the puck, and straightens up. He sees Bob's body tense as he circles threateningly across the bear in the center of the circle and into the corridor of cones to put an end to this one and for all. 'Like a man,' Amat thinks to himself. Like a man. He shouldn't have the energy to take off the way he does. He ought to refuse to skate straight at Bobo after the beating he's taken. But at a certain point in a person's like you either sink or swim, and nothing really matters anymore. What else could they do to him now beyound this? Fuck them' (Backman 99).
Evidence #2
"David leans over the boards and catches Amat by the shoulder when he's on his way back. 'Again' Amat nods. Kevin wins the face-off, but Benji doesn't even magage to get the puck out of the zone, but Amat sets of at full speed toward the opponent's goal anyway, and doesn't stop until he reaches the boards at the far end. He can hear booing and mocking laughter from the stands: 'Are you lost? The puck isn't anywhere near you!' but he just looks at David. The Beartown goalie smothers the puck, another face-off. David makes brief circular gesture in the air. 'Again.' The third time Amat races across the ice it doesn't matter where the puck is" (Backman144-145).
At the end of the book, the reader truely sees how much Amat's resilience has grown. The first moment this is seen is when Amat walks into the town meeting and tells everyone there what he saw that night. He does this knowning that there will be major consquences from the team and members of the community. He no longer cares about what actions are going to come from him telling the truth. Second, he does not back away from the actions against him. When the team comes to beat him up for what he said, he doesn't back down. He waits for them to come and isn't scared about what they will do to him.
Ending
Ending
Evidence #1
"My name is Amat. I saw what Kevin did to Maya. I was drunk, I'm in love with her, and I'm telling you that straight so that you lying bastards don't have to say it behind my back when I walk out of here. Keving Erdalh raped Maya Andersson. I'm going to go to the police tomorrow, and they'll say I'm not a reliable witness. But I am going to tell you everthing now, everthing that Kevin did, everthing that I saw. And you won't ever forget it. You know that my eyes work better than anyone else's here. Becase that's the first thing you learn on the Beartown Ice Hockey Club, isn't it? 'You can't teach that way of seeing. That's something you are born with'" (Backmn 353).
Evidence #2
"They slow down when they see Amat. The fifteen-year-old is standing alone, waiting for them. 'He's got balls, I'll give him that, for not running and hiding,' Lyt mutters. When the first blow comes, Amat shields himself with his lower arm, but he doesn't see much after that.... 'You bitch! You bitch! You lying fucking cowardly little traitor bitch'" (Backman 374).
Evidence #2
Conclusion
Through Amat's interactions with the hockey and those on the juniors team, his resilience grew. He went from just standing by when he and his friends would get bullied to standing up to the team knowing what the team would do to him afterward.