Teenage Wasteland

Anne Tylers brusque story Teenage Wasteland illustrates a mothers struggle to understand and booster her child. The story takes place in a middle class neighborhood, where the booster rocket Daisy, is a mother of two and a housewife. Daisy tries to c be her son Donny, a stubborn and misunderstood teenager. Donny is a troubling teen who is rebellious and constantly causes misfortune. When Daisy get tos a call from the principal of Donnys private school requesting a conference about Donnys poor grades and immature behavior, she does everything she can to inspection and repair Donny grow and mature by hiring a tutor.Unfortunately, Daisy discovers that Cal, Donnys tutor, didnt help Donny raise his grade, but instead made his grade drop. Daisy noticed that Donny has showed m all improvement in his behavior and attitude in school. Anne Tyler reveals that being a parent is never an easy job, some parents, equal Daisy and Matt, have no control over their kids. Throughout Daisys life she has tried to get a better understanding of Donny, she wants to be around him and wishes to chouse what hes really like. As a mother Daisy is caring and concerned in Donnys well-being, she is insecure because of Donny, and Donny is Daisys briny priority.Like all mothers Daisy is evoke in her childs well-being. In this case, Donnys well-being is all that she cares about. Daisy has gone finished so a good deal trouble in the past couple of weeks merely for Donny to be happy. Daisy is very curious about Donny, he is very close-fitting and likes to keep things on the low. Well? What did you think? (Tyler. 260). Daisy asks for Donnys opinion, shes wants to write out how he feels. Also, its as if his decision is the only thing that matters to her, she wants to know what his standards are.Daisy cares for Donny, she wants to communicate with him and get to know him. Daisy is insecure about herself because of Donnys demeanour towards her. Because of the way Donny treats her, Dais y feels no confidence rase with the way she dresses. In this case, she is self-conscious because she feels that Donny is uncomfortable being around her. She becomes self-conscious over the slightest things that dont mean anything. Daisy held in her stomach in and gave Mr. Lanham a firm, responsible shake(Tyler. 258). Daisy tries to suck in her stomach when giving a handshake, thinking that she isoverweight.She wished shed worn nylons instead of knee socks(Tyler. 257). Also, she is insecure about the tiniest things like the way shes dressed, she gets concerned over socks thinking that they make her realise unprofessional and ignorant. She tries the cover and hide the parts where she is insecure about, like the things that may embarrass her. Daisys main person of interest seems to be Donny. She finds Donny intrigueing, he confuses her with his mixed emotions. In this case, Daisy wants to get to know Donny he confuses her alot, all mothers are curious about their children.When she picks Donny up from Cals hes having a great time, smiling and laughing which Dasiy has never seen that side of, but when he gets in the car he becomes mute and irritated a bit. Donny is make trouble which is gaining him attention, shes putting all her care into him. She had always told Donny he had talent, was smart, was pricey with his hands(Tyler. 258). Donny has always been Daisys main priority, until his younger sister was born. But even after, he was still her main person of interest.Daisy puts all her attention into Donny, she tries to figure him out in every way she can, but she cant break him. She doesnt understand Donny and the cause of his actions. Donny tries to avoid his parents in any way he can, he ignores them and gets annoyed over everything they tell him to do. The pop off of all of Donnys ruckus is what brought Daisy to care about him, and what made him her main person of interest. Throughout Daisys life she has tried to get a better understanding of Donny, she wants to be around him and wishes to know what hes really like.To conclude, Daisys desperate struggle to understanding and getting along with her son, Donny, comes down to them becoming even to a greater extent like strangers. Daisys device on getting along with Donny fails terribly due to the cause of her hiring Cal, Donnys tutor. Soon she discovers that the cause of Donny acting rebellious, is because she didnt care too much about him before. If Daisy would have accepted Donny the way he was, and focused more on other things than him it would have probably turned out otherwise and he wouldnt have run away.