![]() ![]() Both are too proud to tell their families the truth about their situations. Both must take on menial jobs and change their clothes in public bathrooms. The lives of Kathy and Behrani circle, parallel, and intersect each other. Pride, anger, loss, desperation, law, love, strength, and weakness collide to create vast tragedy in this contemplative story of a battle for a house that overlooks the water. But she cannot do that without destroying the lives of other people. Kathy must return to the house to be healed. For Kathy and Behrani the fight is not about money it is about home. He plans to sell the house at a profit to start his return to a position consistent with his education and ability. For him, buying the house will make it possible for him to quit his construction job. The buyer is an immigrant, an Iranian colonel named Behrani (Ben Kingsley), who has spent almost all of his savings to maintain a lifestyle that enabled his daughter to marry well. Because she did not respond, the county evicts her and auctions the house for a fraction of its value. She has retreated so completely that she has not read her mail, which included an erroneous notice of an overdue tax bill. It is possible to find the parallels between the actions and behaviors of Kathy and Burdon because of their similar visions of the problem’s roots and ways to solve it.Following the breakup of her marriage, Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) retreats to her house - the house her father left her and her brother in his will. That is why, Kathy can discuss Burdon as the person who is close to her in the visions and ideals.Īdmitting the fact that Burdon reminds Kathy of herself, the woman states that she has a lot of similar features with Burdon, she considers him as a supporter and assistant, she can rely on him as on herself. Kathy and Burdon can cross the boundaries without references to the questions of morality and duty. Burdon is irresponsible in relation to doing his work and representing the law and in his relations with the wife and children (Dubus). Kathy is irresponsible in relation to all her life regarding the drug addiction and ignoring letters from the authorities which explain the problems with the house. These two characters have their own opinions on the concept of responsibility, morality, and justice which are rather similar. It is possible to state that Burdon can remind Kathy. Nevertheless, the readers can pay more attention to the similarities in Kathy and Burdon’s behaviors while discussing the characters without references to Kathy’s vision of Burdon. In addition to this, Kathy feels that Burdon is ready to fight for the idea like she is ready to overcome all the obstacles to return the house that is the only thing which is important for her now. Moreover, it is something elusive in the life backgrounds of these persons which make them understand each other. Kathy sees Burdon as a man who tries to help her and shares her frustration because of the legal injustice which Kathy has to experience. It is possible to discuss the statement from the perspective of Kathy’s attitude and from the point of general similarities between two characters. Thus, Kathy is inclined to say about Burdon, “He reminded me of me” (Dubus 90). Burdon provides the poor woman with the necessary help and reflects her attitude to the situation. It is important for Kathy to feel the support and assistance in her struggle for the house. The controversial and rather shameful relationships between Kathy Lazaro and Lester Burdon depend on the fact that these characters have a lot of similar features in their attitudes to the life situations. If Colonel Behrani’s actions are based on the support of his family, Kathy Lazaro has the supporter in the figure of Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon. The main characters who take the opposite positions have their assistants to help them in resolving the conflict.
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