Two Wolves Loyalty Quotes

Many people believe that family should stick together but In the novel Two Wolves, Ben’s father, Ray is a horrible person and Ben should not stay loyal to him. Throughout the text, we see how bad of a father Ray is, and Ben wonders if he should stay loyal to him but clearly, he should not because Ray is not only abusive and controlling but Ben’s father is also a criminal, has a bad relationship with his son and he isn’t loyal to his son either. So why should Ben stay loyal to him?

Ben shouldn’t stay loyal to his father because his father is very controlling and abusive towards his family members. In Two Wolves Ray is constantly rude to Ben and fights him. “Dad grabbed him by the arm and twisted his body, rolling him on his stomach.” pg. 119 In this quote, the author shows us just how abusive and aggressive Ray really is toward his son. We see Ray also treating Ben’s mother April badly in this quote “Mum’s phone pinged. She picked it up

We see Ben questioning his future here. “His parents were criminals, so he must be likely to become one. Like father, like son. Did he have a choice, or was it written in his DNA?” pg. 225 In this quote Tristan Banks shows us how much of an impact Ray’s actions have on Ben and his identity. We see things like this throughout the book. “But if your parents were criminals, did that mean you were more likely to become a criminal too?” pg.158 Here again we see him question who he really is and if he will end up as a criminal like his father. We also see Ray convincing Ben that he is a criminal, “’I’m nothing like you.’ ‘You, me and my old man. We’re all the same.’” pg.265 This quote truly shows us how bad of a father Ray is by seeing Ray trying to convince his son he is a criminal. In conclusion, Ray is a terrible father as he makes his son question his identity and convinces him that he is a