5/29/2023 0 Comments Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult"Joey was the one to start the bullying I'm glad he's dead " (Picoult 186). Surprising enough a pale boy with freckles and wire-rimmed glasses, nerd-like, was the cause of this shooting, Peter Houghton. People don't truly consider him anything, just a strange boy, until the shooting tragedy in Sterling High School occurs. Unlike all other teenage boys, Peter grieves from bullying and the loss of his brother. Peter Houghton, he is an average 17 year old boy. You may think you know someone, but discover an outrageous action they have done that changes your opinion forever. Peter's loneliness lead him to the unexpected. Peter seems to be pleased with his decision in preparing for a shooting at Sterling High School, however he had no one to be by his side he was alone. Peter's father taught him how to use a gun, a controversial question would be, is it really his father's fault? If his father had never taught him would he be able to handle such a shooting crime? Peter's pain resulted in having no true friends through part of his elementary school and his high school year. People act as if they know Peter, especially his family but in reality they do not know how he feels under any circumstances. In Jodi Picoult's novel, Nineteen Minutes, Peter Houghton a 17 year old suffers from the society around him. Feeling alone but having no one there to comfort you may be one of the worst feelings to experience.
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