The Men of BoneÃÂs LifeThe men in BoneÃÂs life had a drastic influence on his development as a person. The two most significant men in BoneÃÂs life were I-Man, Ken, and Doc. Ken is BoneÃÂs father figure throughout the book while I-Man is the man that seems to free BoneÃÂs soul from captivity. DocÃÂs influence on Bone is derived from Bone acting differently from the way he acts. He realizes that he must live life in the opposite way that Doc has been living. The influence from Ken and I-Man are extremely diverse. I-Man serves as a mentor to Bone while Ken terrorizes and mistreats Bone. Ken torments Bone throughout his life while I-Man brings Bone contentment and joy. The presence of men in the novel is a topic that can not be disregarded. The actions of these men had a tremendous effect on the person that Bone is ultimately molded in to.
His experiences with the men in his life help him change from a confused kid to a solid person.
The sexual abuse that Ken bestows upon Bone holds Bone under captivity. Bone is haunted and ruled over by this sexual abuse. Ken had little positive influence on BoneÃÂs life. Bone constantly makes references to his experiences with Ken. Bone narrates, ÃÂDefinitely it was the grossest thing IÃÂd ever seen, at least at that moment it was which is strange I guess because IÃÂd seen lots of really gross things by then.ÃÂ The sexual abuse theme haunts Bone. He is trapped by what Ken has done to him. BoneÃÂs experience with Ken disenables him from being able to release his demons. Bone is unable to forget the past and move on with the future because of what Ken has done to him. Bone even has difficulty...