Mikey's Death Quotes
In Long Way Down, there are many different reasons each person had an impact on Will’s thoughts, but Mikey stood out the most. Will’s brother Shawn has been shot, and he has three rules to follow: 1. No crying 2. no snitching; and 3. Revenge. Will is trying to follow these rules, but he runs into problems when people give him reasons not to. Mikey Holloman (dad) has the biggest impact with stating important things; for example, he makes Will question if he has the right person; what if someone comes for him after killing this guy? Will he be able to handle it? Mikey also uses his own experience for getting revenge for his brother’s murder; he tells Will how he was 100% sure he had the right person but ended up killing an innocent person. They …show more content…
“I didn’t know he wasn’t the right guy.”(Reynolds, 211) Mikey told Will about his own experience trying to get revenge for his brother's murder. Mikey killed the wrong person, and he just wants Will to know that even though his gut says he has the right person, he may not. “I was sure that was Mark’s killer. Had to be.”(Reynolds, 212) Mikey keeps saying things, showing Will that even if he is 100% sure it's the right person, it could still be the wrong person. He doesn’t want Will to make the same mistake he did. Mikey knows what it feels like to be guilty and in the wrong, and he does not want to see his son go through the same …show more content…
There were some good factors, like Dani’s reason was sad, and she was an old friend and his first crush, so he could listen to her. Buck shows him he doesn’t have it in him. Mark shows Will he doesn’t have a plan, so it could go wrong or turn around on him. Frick shows Will how his went wrong and he could end up like him. Shawn cries, and Shawn was a father figure to Will since his father wasn't there, so Will could take that and not do it for the sake of Shawn. However, people don’t look into Mikey’s ways; he shows the most reasons. He lets Will know he could have the wrong person, may not like being on the other side of the gun and he’ll feel guilty for it and regret it. Mikey’s reasons are very good points and he can go more into depth with his reasons as to why he shouldn’t Will even starts to question
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