Good People Character Analysis

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After reading Good People: The Norton Introduction to Literature (Mays 215), I immediately was able to relate and sympathize with the character of Lane A. Dean, Jr. He is grieving the loss of his innocence and the story shows how he is bouncing between the different phases of grief. There are many examples in the story, however, what drew me to this character is his internal struggles to understand his feelings of inadequacy coupled with his religious beliefs.
Lane’s belief that his intelligence level isn’t on par with his girlfriend fuels his feelings of being inferior. He admits that she is smarter than him but it didn’t help that even his mother recognized it as she made the statement that she knew what she wanted. Lane does not know what he wants and that greatly bothers him. Lane’s feelings of being insufficient are further fueled by his conflicted views of religion, most notably his call out to God and promising that he has learned his lesson. Lane was trying to bargain his way out of this dilemma.
I have been fortunate to not have the struggle of an unwanted pregnancy with a girlfriend, however, I have been faced with loss that created internal conflict that made me question everything I thought I understood. …show more content…
I will admit that I did want to like this character because he is conflicted and he does show that he cares for the girl, however, not initially. He tries to be supportive by saying that it is for the best, it is simple, we can go back to how it was to the girl, but it seems contrived, forced and self-serving. He was saying the things he felt he had to say to show the girl comfort and support. It wasn’t until her comment about not caring about herself that you start to see a change in his attitude and messaging

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