Similarly in Mr. Bones, the narrator once saw his father as his hero. Unfortunately, this all changes when the person he once knew claims to be Mr. Bones. The narrator is continuously baffled by the dramatic changes his father undergoes, “…we had no idea what he was talking about,” (Theroux 1199). Mr. Bones is so different from who he used to be that his own child cannot understand and make sense of what his words. Furthermore, singing is not out of the ordinary for their father but once he became Mr. Bones, “within a week, he grew hoarse, and from the next room it was as though another man were singing—not Dad but a growly stranger,” (Theroux 1199). Parallel to other examples, the ‘new and improved’ Dad is not like he used to be at all. Everything is different, from the way he speaks to his voice. Of course, this all relates back to how Mr. Bones is much happier with himself but does not recognize the toll his new identity is taking on others, and in this case, his own
Similarly in Mr. Bones, the narrator once saw his father as his hero. Unfortunately, this all changes when the person he once knew claims to be Mr. Bones. The narrator is continuously baffled by the dramatic changes his father undergoes, “…we had no idea what he was talking about,” (Theroux 1199). Mr. Bones is so different from who he used to be that his own child cannot understand and make sense of what his words. Furthermore, singing is not out of the ordinary for their father but once he became Mr. Bones, “within a week, he grew hoarse, and from the next room it was as though another man were singing—not Dad but a growly stranger,” (Theroux 1199). Parallel to other examples, the ‘new and improved’ Dad is not like he used to be at all. Everything is different, from the way he speaks to his voice. Of course, this all relates back to how Mr. Bones is much happier with himself but does not recognize the toll his new identity is taking on others, and in this case, his own