Blog #3-2

Finally Leo won an Oscar! I just finished reading Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson which had a sorrowful tone but has a happy ending. The storyline revolves around two sisters Bessie and Lee, in which they both seek to help out their father who had been diagnosed with leaukimia. Well at least one of them... Bessie is the caretaker of their father and guardian angel who has been helping him for years. Lee on the other hand, is only focused on building her own nail salon and struggles with other distractions in her life. When Bessie is diagnosed with leaukimia she looks for help from her sister to take care of their dying father. Lee and her sons Hank/Charlie fly out to Florida to help Bessie after being disconnected for years. Why did Bessie and Lee choose to have a dysfunctional relationship? Could this have been because of who takes the responsibilty of taking care of their father or maybe they never got along well during their childhood years? The only way to save Bessie is by a bone marrow transplant within one her family members partakes in. Lee,Hank, and Charlie visit the hospital to see if one of them could end Bessie's suffering.

What Marvin's Room argues is that Lee, learns that no matter what happens family will always be important than romance or individual needs. In addition, Bessie learns that after all the years of helping her sick father, she needs to live her own life and for once be happy. Hank, a trouble young youth struggles after being placed in a military school for burning his house down and learning his father left him when he was younger. When Hank discovers his grandfather's tool box, it changes his whole perspective on life and he finally learns that there is good in this world. In fact, before this Hank said "You know something? Nobody ever does anything to be nice. They always wanna get something out of it." How would you justify Hank's statement based on what he's been through? In the end, the two sisters come together to help their ill father and bring peace among their family. Bessie,Hank, and Charlie wait in the hospital room to see the tests results would help to save Aunt Bessie. So what were the test results? I'll leave that for you to read.