Hypothesis: I think Ma and Jack won't be able to adapt to the outside world like they expect.
"I keep obsessing about the moment the door opens, if we time it correctly right for that split second, could we rush past him?"(Donoghue 106). This explains how Jack and Ma are planning to escape Room but have no idea what to do once they get past the door. Neither of them have seen outside the door and have no idea where Room even is in the world. I don't think, even though they've planned this out, both characters really understand how to get away from Old Nick and be free from Room.
"I see Ma's pill bottles open on the table, they look mostly empty. Never more than two, that's the rule, how could they be mostly empty, where did the pills go?"(Donoghue 249). Even though Ma and Jack have escaped from Room, they both have hard a hard time adapting to the Outside world. After being isolated from everything possible for so long, Ma has seemed to become more depressed now that she is free. I think she overdosed on her medicine in order to escape the reality of everything.
"You have lots of help from your family as well as many dedicated professionals" "I'ts actually harder." Ma looking down. "When our world was eleven foot square it was easier to control"(Donoghue 236). The interview lady is trying to talk to Ma about everything that has happened in Room the past seven years and Ma doesn't comprehend how to interact with her. She explains that raising Jack was easier in Room because it was an eleven foot room. Now they're exposed to everything in the world and it's not helping them adapt or even recover.
"Listen, we don't touch each other's private parts, that is not OK. OK?"(Donoghue 245). Jack at this point of the novel doesn't comprehend the difference between private parts of men and women. He was never taugh this is Room, and had to learn by getting slapped by Deana that it is not OK to touch other people's private parts. Thus, making it hard for him to comprehend the rules of Outside.
"Grandma waits down the stairs as I slide on my butt because their is not railing to hold on"(Donoghue 254). This explains how Jack is behind physically in his development. Most of the time, babies are using their butts to slide down the stairs because they can't completely walk on their own. Jack is 5, so this just shows he is behind other 5 year old because of not having the exposure to these lessons in Room.
Current Event: Cleveland Abduction survivors had a hard time recovering after being held captive for almost 11 years. They were tortured by Ariel Castro and had constant mental issues when trying to recover from this horrific event. Being isolated from the rest of the world on top of being abused every single day made it difficult to go back to being normal when the normal that they remembered of themselves is long gone.
"You said you were going to be my superhero." I don't remember saying that. "Don'y you want to escape?" "Yeah. Only not really?"(Donoghue 113). Before Jack and Ma escaped Room, Jack was hesitant on leaving Room. He didn't want their plan to get messed up or fail, but he also didn't want to leave because he is content with Room. It has been the only thing he knows, which makes him scared to change it up, especially since Ma is pressuring him to risk his life in the escape plan.
"Room isn't small. Look. I climb up on my chair and jump with my arms out and spin, I don't bang into anything. "You don't even know what it's doing to you. You need to see things, touch things"(Donoghue 113). This is Jack trying to explain to Ma that room is not all that bad. Showing that he has a connection with the living situation and potentially have a hard time adapting to another world.
"It would have been a sacrifice, of course- the ultimate sacrifice- but if Jack could have had a normal, happy childhood with a loving family?" "He had me." Ma says it one word at a time. "He had a childhood with me, whether you'd call it normal or not"(Donoghue 237). Ma doesn't understand how to be confronted about her life in Room from others. She is very cautious and hostile when answering questions and being interviewed on the situation. Showing she has interaction issues and well as maybe trust issues.
"You don't think he's been shaped-damaged-by his ordeal?" "It wasn't an ordeal for Jack, it was just how things were. And, yeah, maybe, but everybody's damaged by something"(Donoghue 236). The outside world believes that Jack might be damaged and not have the potential to adapt to the rest of the world. He is behind in so many levels of development that there might not be enough time to relearn everything. Ma tries explaining that he is normal and he will recover from Room, but it is only a concern from the people of outside.
"I keep obsessing about the moment the door opens, if we time it correctly right for that split second, could we rush past him?"(Donoghue 106). This explains how Jack and Ma are planning to escape Room but have no idea what to do once they get past the door. Neither of them have seen outside the door and have no idea where Room even is in the world. I don't think, even though they've planned this out, both characters really understand how to get away from Old Nick and be free from Room.
"I see Ma's pill bottles open on the table, they look mostly empty. Never more than two, that's the rule, how could they be mostly empty, where did the pills go?"(Donoghue 249). Even though Ma and Jack have escaped from Room, they both have hard a hard time adapting to the Outside world. After being isolated from everything possible for so long, Ma has seemed to become more depressed now that she is free. I think she overdosed on her medicine in order to escape the reality of everything.
"You have lots of help from your family as well as many dedicated professionals" "I'ts actually harder." Ma looking down. "When our world was eleven foot square it was easier to control"(Donoghue 236). The interview lady is trying to talk to Ma about everything that has happened in Room the past seven years and Ma doesn't comprehend how to interact with her. She explains that raising Jack was easier in Room because it was an eleven foot room. Now they're exposed to everything in the world and it's not helping them adapt or even recover.
"Listen, we don't touch each other's private parts, that is not OK. OK?"(Donoghue 245). Jack at this point of the novel doesn't comprehend the difference between private parts of men and women. He was never taugh this is Room, and had to learn by getting slapped by Deana that it is not OK to touch other people's private parts. Thus, making it hard for him to comprehend the rules of Outside.
"Grandma waits down the stairs as I slide on my butt because their is not railing to hold on"(Donoghue 254). This explains how Jack is behind physically in his development. Most of the time, babies are using their butts to slide down the stairs because they can't completely walk on their own. Jack is 5, so this just shows he is behind other 5 year old because of not having the exposure to these lessons in Room.
Current Event: Cleveland Abduction survivors had a hard time recovering after being held captive for almost 11 years. They were tortured by Ariel Castro and had constant mental issues when trying to recover from this horrific event. Being isolated from the rest of the world on top of being abused every single day made it difficult to go back to being normal when the normal that they remembered of themselves is long gone.
"You said you were going to be my superhero." I don't remember saying that. "Don'y you want to escape?" "Yeah. Only not really?"(Donoghue 113). Before Jack and Ma escaped Room, Jack was hesitant on leaving Room. He didn't want their plan to get messed up or fail, but he also didn't want to leave because he is content with Room. It has been the only thing he knows, which makes him scared to change it up, especially since Ma is pressuring him to risk his life in the escape plan.
"Room isn't small. Look. I climb up on my chair and jump with my arms out and spin, I don't bang into anything. "You don't even know what it's doing to you. You need to see things, touch things"(Donoghue 113). This is Jack trying to explain to Ma that room is not all that bad. Showing that he has a connection with the living situation and potentially have a hard time adapting to another world.
"It would have been a sacrifice, of course- the ultimate sacrifice- but if Jack could have had a normal, happy childhood with a loving family?" "He had me." Ma says it one word at a time. "He had a childhood with me, whether you'd call it normal or not"(Donoghue 237). Ma doesn't understand how to be confronted about her life in Room from others. She is very cautious and hostile when answering questions and being interviewed on the situation. Showing she has interaction issues and well as maybe trust issues.
"You don't think he's been shaped-damaged-by his ordeal?" "It wasn't an ordeal for Jack, it was just how things were. And, yeah, maybe, but everybody's damaged by something"(Donoghue 236). The outside world believes that Jack might be damaged and not have the potential to adapt to the rest of the world. He is behind in so many levels of development that there might not be enough time to relearn everything. Ma tries explaining that he is normal and he will recover from Room, but it is only a concern from the people of outside.