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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Theme: Growing up-Pain or Pleasure - Coggle…

- - - - “I can’t even kill myself properly” -Leonard Peacock (Page 220)
        
        “I’ve delivered all of my presents, so now it’s finally time to kill Asher Beal. Let’s get this birthday party started! I’m so ready to be done with this life. It will be so so beautiful to finally be end-of-the-road done. This will be the best birthday present ever; I’m pretty sure of that.” -Leonard Peacock (Page 170)
        
        Throughout the book Leonard was very suicidal and couldn’t wait for his plan to go well so he can commit a murder-suicide.
        
        “Maybe I really should have killed myself.” -Leonard Peacock (Page 234)
- - - - His dad is nowhere to be found which had an impact on Leonard considering they were fairly close when Leonard was a child.
        
        Leonard wanted to abandon his friends and family by committing a murder-suicide.
        
        Leonard was also abandoned by Asher, when Asher was beating him up and was too “cool” for Leonard.
        
        When Leonard went to give Baback his university fund, Baback didn’t believe it and was very rude to Leonard.
- - - - “People love power” -Leonard (Page 187) Leonard knows that people love power even in highschool. Power is what gets everyone to follow a leader and have only one person to be in control.
        
        “Don’t do it. Don’t go to that job you hate. Do something today.” -Leonard (Page 46) He tells people this through mind telepathy so they don’t have to go to their boring 9-5 job.
        
        Leonard thinks that every adult is always miserable when commuting to and from work.
        
        Leonard thinks that if adults don’t have it better he’ll lose hope on wanting to live because he fears that when he grows up it won’t be worth it.
        
        “--if it doesn’t get better, I need to know now. Just tell me. Spare me from some awful fucking fate. Please.” -Leonard Peacock (Page 47)
- - - - In page 179 Asher would abuse Leonard by always beating him up because Leonard didn’t want to hang out with him.
        
        Leonard went through sexual abuse for two years when Asher raped him and Leonard was too young to understand.
        
        There was a lot of emotional abuse from Asher because he psychologically tricked him to have sex.
- - - - “Maybe that’s how rapists justify their actions. Maybe I’m a monster now.” -Leonard (Page 168) Leonard felt bad that he kissed Lauren when she wanted him to stop.
        
        When Lauren was getting yelled at by a homeless man, Leonard stepped in and made him go away.
        
        When Leonard made Ms Giavotella cry, he felt bad and apologized after by calling her a great teacher, but it was too late.