#theodore decker -> father

[totheidiot]

if you sit down and Think about Everything for a little bit, eventually you will have the sudden epiphany that you have based every man above the age of 25 from fictional media that you Think about a lot, either after your father or your math teacher from 7th and 8th grade.

[regulationhottie7905]

there were a lot of things I disliked about the goldfinch movie but im still so fucked up over the Theo/Larry parallels.

[carduelism]

The horrors of being your father’s daughter

‘—flipping through the channels past an old American cop show, I stopped astonished at the sight of my twenty-five-year-old father: one of his many non-speaking roles, a yes-man hovering behind a political candidate at a press conference, nodding at the guy’s campaign promises and for one eerie blink glancing into the camera and straight across the ocean and into the future, at me. The multiple ironies of this were so layered and uncanny that I gaped in horror. Except for his haircut and his heavier build (bulked up from lifting weights: he’d been going to the gym a lot in those days) he might have been my twin. But the biggest shock was how straightforward he looked—my already (circa 1985) criminally dishonest and sliding-into-alcoholism father. None of his character, or his future, was visible in his face. Instead he looked resolute, attentive, a model of certainty and promise.

After that I switched the television off.’

[http-soukiebb]

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Book and Movie Review 🖼️

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Book Review

Summary :

I’m gonna preface this by saying I will read anything Donna Tartt writes and love it and this book is an understatement to that and is a showcase of her more than talented writing skills and beautiful prose in this story. The Goldfinch tells the story of Theodore Decker and how his life is changed after he is a victim of a terrorist attack that leaves him in the possession of a very valuable painting, Fabritius’ “The Goldfinch” and how the knowledge of owning this very valuable painting weighs on his conscious into adulthood. This huge (literally and figuratively) coming of age novel navigates topics that people search their whole lives to understand, such as love, life, and death, and Tartt’s ability to write about these topics from the perspective of her male characters is thought provoking, dramatic, and more often that not unpredictable.

Spoilers*** I think that Theo’s development from his teenage to adult years going through multiple tragedies was interesting to see as he constantly grieves his mother, finds no love with his father, and his own found family with Hobie, Boris, the Barbours, etc. which makes him beg the question of fate, and how it has a hand in our lives. Grief is seemingly the biggest thing Theo is consistently struggling with, and the last pages of the whole book are what got me the most, when Theo finally comes to a resolution with what the painting means to him and how he interprets (to put it literally SO SIMPLY) the meaning of life in relation to Death with one of my favorite quotes being, “And in the midst of our dying, as we rise from the organic and sink back ignominiously into the organic, it is a glory and privilege to love what Death doesn’t touch” (p. 771).

The Goldfinch (2019) Movie Review

*Spoilers and minor criticism

Despite the novel being nothing short of a masterpiece, sometimes a lon-gterm story cannot be delivered satisfactorily into a tw- hour film. I loved the movie and personally think the casting is amazing, and Ansel Elgort as Theo was very talented, but it is ALL IN THE PACING!! which I believe was the most contributing problem. I think they should have focused more on Theo’s relationship with his mom prior to the explosion, the negative one with his dad, and absolutely should’ve shown how Hobart and Blackwell was struggling, then leading to Theo bargaining and eventually “scamming” customers. Kitsey is also unbearable in the movie compared to the book but. In short, more focus on a few plotlines as opposed to little bits of every plotline would’ve been preferable. The soundtrack and visual aesthetics were very beautiful, and the portrayal of Theo and Boris’ relationship was better than I could imagine it being in the movie. Besides the general criticisms, this movie is not BAD okay.

OVERALL 7.5/10.

[reddie-ao3feed]

Clowns Dnd and good ol' child abuse

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/SfBsal2 by Toby_Ghost Richie often bragged about his parents and how nice they were, especially his father but what his friends didn’t know was it was all a carefully constructed lie that covered all the bruised and cuts he was scared with. One day his father goes too far and he has to call up a distant relative. Or It's the 90's, Richie is 15, he's mikes cousin, and oh wow! abused!? One day he finds himself running away on a bus to Indian Hawkins, stranded halfway, he calls the wheelers. Words: 7095, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English Fandoms: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti), Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Richie Tozier, The Losers Club (IT), Eddie Kaspbrak, Maggie Tozier, Wentworth Tozier, Mike Wheeler, Boris Pavlikovsky, Nancy Wheeler, Karen Wheeler Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Will Byers/Richie Tozier Additional Tags: Abuse, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Gay Richie Tozier, Angst, Bad Parents Maggie Tozier & Wentworth Tozier, Richie Tozier Smokes, Derry (Stephen King), Hawkins (Stranger Things), boris is there for like a chapter, no beta we die like eddie kaspbrak, Embedded Images, POV Theodore Decker, POV Richie Tozier, POV Alternating read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/SfBsal2

[yourfavorphankid]

INTRODUCTION‼️ (this is a rp account. Not impersonating.)

• Name ~ Jordan Souzar

• DOB ~ December 13th, 2008. current age is 15 1/2.

• Sex ~ female but prefers to look more masculine.

• Sexuality ~ bisexual

• Jordan was born in Puerto Rico.

• Family information ~ unknown.

• Current living status ~ lives alone in a small apartment down in New York City, and also is an orphan.

• Jordan was abandoned by her mother at birth. And was taken care of by her father who abused her at times and eventually also abandoned her when she was five. Jordan has no memories of her father as she blocked them out completely as a trauma response. She’s lived on her own since.

• Allergies are ~ strawberries and peanuts.

• Hobbies ~ Jordan likes playing basketball, baking, video games, drawing, and comic books. She collects rocks, marbles and a lot more.

• Jordan had never been to school, but she has a very high IQ and managed to get an internship at some random company.

• Jordan has ADHD, autism (very mild but does still A LOTT.) and also undiagnosed bipolar disorder.

• OC ~ Theodore decker/oakes fegley.

• Random ~ Jordan can eat 10 Oreos in one go!

• that’s all for now. If u wanna know more js ask :).

Side note :: I need friends on this, and family maybe, but yeah! :D hi, and goodbye!

[novelsmini]

About The Goldfinch novel

  "The Goldfinch" is a novel written by Donna Tartt, published in 2013. The book is a coming-of-age story and a complex exploration of art, loss, and the consequences of our choices. Here's a full description:

Set primarily in New York City and Las Vegas, the novel follows the life of Theo Decker, a young boy who survives a tragic terrorist bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the chaos of the explosion, Theo's mother dies, and he takes a priceless Dutch painting called "The Goldfinch" with him. This event sets in motion a series of events that shape Theo's life in profound ways.

Theo bounces between the care of different guardians, struggling with the trauma of the bombing and the loss of his mother. Throughout the years, he becomes entangled in the world of art forgery and crime, all while holding on to the stolen painting, which becomes both his burden and his solace.

The novel delves into themes of love, friendship, addiction, and the power of art to provide meaning and redemption. It's a richly detailed and emotionally resonant work that has received critical acclaim for its intricate storytelling and complex characters.

"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt features a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique personalities and roles in the story. Here are some of the key characters in the novel:

1. Theodore "Theo" Decker: The protagonist of the novel, Theo is a young boy who survives a terrorist bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His life is forever changed by this event, and he becomes the keeper of the priceless painting "The Goldfinch."

2. Boris Pavlikovsky: Boris is Theo's best friend, a Russian immigrant with a troubled past. He plays a significant role in Theo's life, both as a friend and a partner in various illicit activities.

3. Samantha "Pippa" Barbour: Pippa is another survivor of the museum bombing, and she becomes an important figure in Theo's life. He is deeply infatuated with her, and their connection is a central theme in the novel.

4. Larry Decker: Theo's estranged and alcoholic father, Larry, is a complex character who reenters Theo's life at various points in the story.

5. Mrs. Barbour: The Barbour family takes Theo in after the museum bombing, providing him with a stable home. Mrs. Barbour is a wealthy and reserved woman who becomes a maternal figure to Theo.

6. Hobie: A kind and skilled antique restorer, Hobie becomes a mentor to Theo and introduces him to the world of art and antiques.

7. Xandra: Xandra is Theo's absentee mother, who reappears in his life later in the novel and introduces him to a different way of living.

8. Welty: A friend of Theo's mother and a fellow survivor of the museum bombing, Welty has a significant impact on Theo's life, even after his death.

9. Platt Barbour: A member of the Barbour family, Platt is Pippa's older brother and Theo's close friend during his time with the Barbours.

10. Lucius Reeve: An art dealer who plays a pivotal role in Theo's involvement with the art world and the illicit art market.

These are just a few of the many characters who populate Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch." The novel is rich in character development, and each character contributes to the complexity of the story.

Donna Tartt's writing is known for its lush prose and meticulous attention to detail, and "The Goldfinch" is no exception. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 and has captivated readers with its compelling narrative and exploration of the human condition.

For more info click here -https://novelsmini.blogspot.com/

[anthropologistfromentropy]

Yeah, I like to headcanon Sergey, Oleg and Igor being friends as teens in the same martial arts class! Not only did they have a common interest, but I imagine especially Sergey and Igor were both passionate, poor kids with a chip on their shoulder. They would have definitely bitched about teachers and shitty politicians together. And don't they both like stray dogs? Sergey drawing charachters from whatever video games Igor and Oleg are too poor to get. Heck, I could totally see them shoplifting together, even as a cop Igor doesn't really care about the rules.

And yeah I also like to headcanon Sergey and Poet becoming friends over fashion and poetry, and Sergey, Poet and Chrysalis having all the intellectual conversations which still drive Igor crazy lol. Still with plenty of friendly sass, of course.

Also I want a crossover with the Goldfinch, I think they would have been great friends with Theodore Decker and Boris Pavlikovsky! I just can't think of how teen Theo would get to Russia 😭 Boris' father getting work in Russia would be perfectly reasonable.

Especially Sergey and Theo need to be friends, those two moody orphaned art nerds ❤️

I seem to be unable to find the post where we said that the real danger in the gromverse is the loneliness, but every time I think about it I'm more convinced that the tragedy is that it didn't have to be lonely. Under different circumstances most of these people would be great friends.

[reneewalkersknives]

Thinking about Boris being so friendly to Pippa, calling her a dear friend, saying of course she knew who he was, talking about Theo with her, asking so familiarly could he steal Theo from her. And it makes me think of them dicsussing Theo’s father “your enemy? My enemy” but maybe it goes two ways. Your friend? My friend. Maybe because Theo and Boris are so bound together Boris is automatically connected to the people Theo cares about. And it’s like; if Theo and Boris can share in each other’s hatred they can share in each other’s love too, and if that’s not soulmates then what is?

[imayormaynotbeadeadrat]

me happily* scrolling through the boreo tag, trying to forget that 75% of everyone theos close to died-

*trying to stop crying after watching tgf

[marxistjughead]

me talking about dean: he contains multitudes. i don’t understand dean critical blogs i have love in my heart for him

me when i see dean on screen: who is this bastard man

[vegasera]

Running Towards Home - a Goldfinch fanfiction

On November 2nd 2005, two boys sit in a children's park, drunk and high and waiting on something. With little contemplation and years of necessity, they choose to run away.

rating: general audience | ship: boreo | word count: 688

One.

July 2nd 1999. Boris is ten when he runs away for the first time. He has no intention of coming back to his father, not after he smelled the alcohol on his suit before even seeing the hand crashing down towards his face. This is Papua New Guinea, and it’s warm enough here to never need the blessings of a roof over one’s head to stay warm. Boris has absolutely no intention of doing anything but sleeping on the beach for the rest of his life. Maybe he could even survive on shellfish when they wash up on shore! It sounds like a splendid life, and he decides to start it right then and there by taking a nap right there on the beach he just ran to.

He wakes up in the arms of Bami, his father’s cook, who carries him to what looks like the house they are living in up until Boris tells him that he will never go back. He lives on his own now, independent and free. 

Bami doesn’t agree to let him go back out on his own. Instead he says, “Badr al-Dine, let’s pray on it. How does that sound?” 

As if it were a Friday—and Boris hadn’t known one could do this on any day but Friday—Bami takes him to the Mosque and helps him wash at the door, taking off all the sand that has accumulated on his shoeless feet. 

In the end, Allah gives him no sign that it’s time to leave, not until Boris' father does and takes Boris with him. Then, Boris gives up his faith. Allah should’ve given him the signal to run before he got to Ukraine.

Two.

August 8th 2003,The second time Boris runs away, he does so in the Ukraine winter. He finds two friends, Maks and Seryozha, who teach him the proper way to get properly drunk as opposed to just sipping on beer. The three of them build trash can fires like in those American movies, and it does a decent enough job of keeping them warm, but not warm enough that Boris doesn’t go home. Because he does. He always does. Whenever his father sobers up. On one of the best days of his life, he arrives just in time to see his father packing a bag. Boris rushes to do the same, and finally, they are off to somewhere warm: Las Vegas.

Three.

Theodore Decker has never run away from home. The closest he comes is April 11th 2003, when two Social Workers come up to his door and tell him they will be placing him with a family. With quick thinking, he offers up another name: the Barbour’s whose son he used to be friends with. He can stay there rather than at a stranger’s house.

He never dreams of running away. Sure, sometimes he lies about where he’s going when he runs off to an antique store three buses away, but he wants to stay with the Barbour’s for as long as they let him, if not longer.

He arrives home just in time to see his father standing there ready to take him away. He would never run away from this home; he is only stolen from it.

Four.

It starts with the simple ask of “Do you want to come with me?” And it shouldn’t end with “Yes,” but it does. 

On November 2nd, 2005, sitting in an empty, sandy playground, watching the stars like kaleidoscopes, waiting for the acid to kick in, Theo makes what may be the second most important decision of his life without even knowing where he is going.

The bruise on his jaw, given to him by his father just hours before, makes his head ache with the knowledge that it may happen again. “Do you want to go tonight?” he asks.

Boris’ eyes get big like a bug’s—but that was probably the acid at work—and he says “No,” with an urgency that shouldn’t come to a stoned person. Theo thought maybe the drugs just hadn’t kicked in yet when Boris said, “Tomorrow. Leave in the morning”

[carduelism]

Ever since I started kinning Theo my life has began to reflect his like why tf is my dad now more deadbeat and absent than ever

[oflightfeet]

WREN + character parallels.

EURYDICE. Young, hungry and desperate, Eurydice chooses to sell her life away in the hopes of finding a place where she can rest and have her belly full, which is very reminiscent of Wren joining Famine. Songs that speak to me especially are: All I’ve Ever Known, Hey Little Songbird, When the Chips Are Down and flowers. More quotes here.

ASTRID MAGNUSSEN. After her mother goes to jail ( ironically played by Michelle Pfeiffer in the movie adaptation! ), Astrid becomes a child of the system at age 12. Her story is a coming of age one that features multiple foster homes, much like Wren’s latter half of his childhood. More quotes here, here, here, here and here.

THEODORE DECKER. Theo is haunted by the traumatic death of his mother, much like Wren is with his father’s. Unhealthy coping mechanisms, a tendency to not let anyone close and the way that trauma can affect your life into young adulthood is a theme for both Wren and Theo. More quotes here, here and here.

AMY BENDIX. I have not finished season two of the Punisher so I can’t give the most in-depth comparison here. But both are criminals who are able to utilise their softer-appearing nature to their benefit and manage to worm their way into the heart a truck of a man. More here, here, here.

CHARLIE. A wallflower in all sense of the world, Charlie just ... gives me Wren vibes. The melancholy, the observant nature, the willingness to adapt for all those he loves, the underlying trauma. More here and here.

ELLIE. More a potential parallel, in all honesty. Wren is not as rough around the edges as Ellie, but I could see him developing in a similar sense as Ellie in the second game if Thomas was to ever die ( a revenge journey where nothing is truly really fixed ). I discussed the parallel between Wren and Ellie too much not to include it. ALSO, the guitar playing. More here and here.

JESS JORDAN. Both of them are assistants to a Big Man in the company, a quiet presence that does not really waver. Jess is present a lot during Succession but is hardly ever heard of. She’s also gained a certain proximity to the Roy family, similarly to Wren worming their way into the Femenias family. Both have wide-eyes. 

[reddie-ao3feed]

Clowns Dnd and good ol' child abuse

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/L3kPn8j by Toby_Ghost Richie often bragged about his parents and how nice they were, especially his father but what his friends didn’t know was it was all a carefully constructed lie that covered all the bruised and cuts he was scared with. One day his father goes too far and he has to call up a distant relative. Or It's the 90's, Richie is 15, he's mikes cousin, and oh wow! abused!? One day he finds himself running away on a bus to Indian Hawkins, stranded halfway, he calls the wheelers. Words: 7095, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English Fandoms: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti), Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Richie Tozier, The Losers Club (IT), Eddie Kaspbrak, Maggie Tozier, Wentworth Tozier, Mike Wheeler, Boris Pavlikovsky, Nancy Wheeler, Karen Wheeler Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Will Byers/Richie Tozier Additional Tags: Abuse, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Gay Richie Tozier, Angst, Bad Parents Maggie Tozier & Wentworth Tozier, Richie Tozier Smokes, Derry (Stephen King), Hawkins (Stranger Things), boris is there for like a chapter, no beta we die like eddie kaspbrak, Embedded Images, POV Theodore Decker, POV Richie Tozier, POV Alternating read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/L3kPn8j

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

September Monthly Reading Wrap-Up

I read five books this month. ✨

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde — ★ 2.5/5 stars ★

2. Maurice, E.M. Forster — ★ 3.5/5 stars ★

3. The Secret History, Donna Tartt — ★ 5/5 stars ★

4. The Little Friend, Donna Tartt — ★ 2/5 stars ★

5. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt — ★ 5/5 stars ★

Keep reading for my unsolicited opinion on what I read this month.

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray follows Dorian Gray, a handsome, but sheltered, young man who serves as a model to artist Basil Hallward. Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil Hallward, warns Dorian Gray of ennui. As a result, Dorian Gray pursues diverse forms of distraction in order to escape ennui. (In Chapter 11, Oscar Wilde writes detailed descriptions of these distractions which lead the reader to an ennui comparable to that of Dorian Gray.) These diverse forms of distraction lead to the corruption of Dorian Gray’s youth, innocence, and beauty. (Ironically, a method in which Lord Henry Wotton escapes ennui is through the influence, and ultimate corruption, of susceptible, young men, like Dorian Gray.)

2. Maurice by E.M. Forster

Maurice follows Maurice from childhood, through adolescence, to adulthood as he comes to terms with his homosexuality during a period in which homosexuality was not only socially unacceptable, but also illegal. Maurice is a confused, conflicted, and complicated character. Maurice’s innate “humanness” is central to this character-based novel. As a whole, I felt that Maurice was a subtle, but thoughtful novel. However, I felt that Parts 3 and 4 were not as fully developed as Parts 1 and 2.

3. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History features a highly secretive group of friends: Henry Winter, the highly intelligent and highly influential “leader” of the group, Edmund “Bunny” Corcoran, Henry’s dependent best friend, Francis Abernathy, a young gay student, the Macaulay twins, Charles and Camilla, and Richard Papen, the new scholarship student. It is set at Hampden University, a secluded Liberal Arts college in Vermont, where they are the sole students in the highly selective Ancient Greek Classics program led by Julian Morrow. In the introduction, Richard, the narrator, tells us that Bunny is going to be murdered by none other than the people that he considers his friends. Richard narrates the sequence of events that lead up to and follow Bunny’s murder in a “reverse” murder mystery. The characters are highly complex with incredibly dynamic familial relationships, friendships, relationships, and group relationships. Their motivations are also highly complex; these complexities are reflected throughout the plot. As a result, The Secret History is a deeply psychological mystery, where the mystery is not “who”, but “why”.

4. The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

The Little Friend follows Harriet Cleve Dufresnes and her best friend, Hely Hull, as they seek retribution for the death of Harriet’s brother, who was murdered while Harriet was a baby. Although it was masterfully written (as are all of Donna Tartt’s novels), I did not find the setting, characters, or plot compelling.

5. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch follows Theodore “Theo” Decker from childhood, through adolescence, to adulthood, as he deals with his father’s abandonment and his mother’s death, as well as trauma, mental illness, alcoholism, substance addiction, and adulthood. The narrative was highly compelling, the characters were highly complex, the existentialist theme was powerful, and the writing was masterful.