family issues

In the book King of the Screwups, the main character Liam really changes by the end. In the beginning of the book Liam messed up and went to live with his uncle. When he was at his uncles, Liam decided to become a new person that his dad would accept. He tried getting bad clothes, and hanging out with unpopular kids who wont get him into trouble. But Liam couldn't resist one day and decided to go to a party. Liam made a bad decision doing that, didn't he learn his lesson? At the party he got drunk, and the neighbors called the cops. Liam could have taken off in the car of his drunk friend but he declined because it was unsafe. Liam can make good decisions if he wants to.

Liam's uncle gave him a little talk about acceptance. His uncle is gay, but his parents didn't accept that about him. That didn't stop Liam's uncle from being who he is though. Liam has to make the decision of joining the army like his father wants him to, or do what he wants, stay in Pinesville and finish high school. I think Liam should do what he wants. His father pushed him around a lot and didn't give Liam the choices he wanted. Now that he has a choice, Liam should stay where he wants and stop trying to impress his dad. His dad doesn't get impressed easily and probably won't ever be proud of Liam. As long as Liam has his own motivation, he shouldn't need his dad.

I found two important messages that I think the book was trying to share. One of them is that you have to choice your decisions wisely because once you do, there is no going back. Liam had to make a lot of decisions throughout this book. He learned to make the right decision by the end of the book. Everyday people decide between billions amounts of options, and those decisions make us who we are today. Another message I saw was that you should be who you are, not what others want you to be. This happens to Liam and his Uncle Pete. A lot of the time people get pressured to something they are not. this happens a lot with groups in middle school. If friends don't accept you for who you are, and want you to change, then they aren't your friend. Same thing goes for family.