Short Stories

Adam

We all react to bad news in different ways. Most people just stop talking for a minute to sort out the thoughts coming to them and then they get the crash and burn effect. The crash and burn effect is simple you either provide too much support or not enough either one but not both. In the film we saw both. The family and friend were there with Adam the entire time. Their crash and burn was support unlike Adams first girlfriend in the movie who spent her time cheating on him.

Adam hardly gets any support from his girlfriend or his doctor. The doctor treats him like a machine and his girlfriend only stays with him because she pities him. The doctor uses complex medical terminology that Adam does not understand. Adam eventually turns to him for clarification the doctor finally explains it to him. It feels like the doctor is not even human with the explanation. He just cuts straight to the chase and does not help Adam. His girlfriend just looking for sympathy, so people will buy her paintings. She also does care for Adam but at the same time she goes behind his back and cheats on him.

Adams best friend Kyle, his therapist, and Adam's mom are really the people that support Adam. His dad does not even know who he is but he has a medical condition. His mom really tries to help him with everything that is going on. She winds up going to support groups so that she can get help for herself so she does not burden him with her worries and concerns. She takes Adam to the big doctor's appointment. Adam started off saying that he did not want her going crazy and worrying over him, but when he is about to have the surgery he does not want to let go of him mom. He therapist is there every step of the way. She tries to get him to take about his feelings but he just clams up until he had a full mental realization about everything. He called her and she was there for him. She even came to his surgery and started dating him

Kyle, who is Adams best friend, tries to use Adam's illness as a pick up line. It does not go so well for Adam but Kyle gets what he wants. Kyle reads cancer novels and books in order to help Adam. He even through a work party together for Adam, grant you it was not that great but it help Kyle know that he was not alone in the grieving process. Everyone at the party already threw Adam in the grave. But Kyle stayed with Adam through the entire film and even told him about his girlfriend cheating on him. Kyle helped Adam make the decision to leave his cheating girlfriend because Adam was not strong enough to do it himself.

In the end the family, therapist, and best friend really helped and supported Adam. I learned that we all need is positive pushing and true support in order to get things done. I really think that Adam would have given up his fight had it not been for his friends and family. When we are dealing with situations that are out of our control we can't really help ourselves but we do find who is there for us and who really never was.