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259If Kylie Jenner so much as buys a new sofa her fans and critics alike will know and have an opinion When Kim Kardashian named her children the globe was fully aware and had input This one family has arguably endured the most criticism an American family has faced excluding the upstanding current first family of America However their harshest critics could also be considered their greatest fans And while many of their fiercest haters outwardly tear them down it is just to nurture the bitter jealousy that festers inside as they watch the It Family sell product after product and grace the covers of It Magazines across the country A similar concept can be found throughout literature as characters judge others unfairly in specific ways to satisfy their beliefs instead of looking deeper into themselves to realize the problem they have really lies within They judge based on their own experiences and from person to person this judgement fluctuates Author John Irving toys with the idea that outward judgement is subjective and is really a reflection of self conscious feeling in his work
Owen as his closest friend as an angel incarnate whose godlike influence will forever stay with him Merrill on the other hand he regards as scum when in reality both are flawed men each of whom had many failings throughout their lives Thus Irving s handling of characterization throughout the story highlights the subjectivity of the perception of character John Irving employs indirect characterization to also reveal the truths behind creating judgement from stoic and unmoving beliefs as they are usually a reflection of one's shortcomings Firstly Johnny's aunt Martha believes his mother was a little simple 38 and disapproved and resented her slightly 14 Aunt Martha is a good hearted woman but childish jealousies of her dead younger sister encourage her continuation to judge what she perceives as Tabby s failings Tabitha s likeability pristine beauty and voice pull at Aunt Martha's self confidence and although she is dead Martha cannot stop elevating herself by judging her only sibling Aunt Martha uses societal boundaries to turn her nose up at Tabby her dead simple sister who was impregnated by her little fling and refused to continue her education In reality Aunt Martha feels encroached and unfavored and uses deceased Tabitha s little discrepancies to fill a void in herself Further when Tabitha calls