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Maturity In The Short Story Sucker

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“There was something in me and I couldn’t help myself. I don’t think anybody ever gets that mad but once. Words came out of my mouth without me knowing what they would be.” In the short story “Sucker” a senior named pete who is admired and idolized by his cousin Sucker who is his unofficial brother after his parents died in a wreck. Pete does not always treat sucker in a mature or kind way. But when a crush goes wrong, his relationship with Sucker went south when Pete lashed out at Sucker and left and open wound.
After reading the short story “Sucker” and discussing with my group, I believe that in life, having maturity is more helpful in life than innocence. I believe this because maturity gives you the knowledge to understand more about what a person may be going through or what could be happening, and how to responsibly take care of a situation and think clearly. I believe that maturity …show more content…

"There is one thing I have learned, but it makes me feel guilty and is hard to figure out. If a person admires you a lot, you despise him and don't care, it is the person who doesn't notice you that you are apt to admire. This is not easy to realize." Pete matured in a way from when he messed things up with Sucker. This is a fact that he learned when he was more "innocent" than mature. Pete wishes he would have learned this fact sooner, so he could value these wise words, and possibly save what he had with Sucker.
To conclude, in life I believe that maturity is more important than innocence because maturity gives you the knowledge to understand more about what a person may be going through or what could be happening, and how to responsibly take care of a situation and think clearly. I believe that maturity gives you some wisdom and background knowledge to know and think about the consequences of what could happen throughout life and helps you value the little things

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