James

Throughout the reading I have been attracted to James. His burning passion of hatred of his father has drawn me to him. He has this raging passion to murder his father and this has caused me to analyze him. James seems like a warm loving person when he is around his mother. All he shows his love and affection towards his mother. Once he is with his father it seems that all this love dissipates and he is filled with burning desire to kill his father. "But his on hated him. He hated him for coming up to them, for stopping and looking down on them; he hated him for interrupting them; he hated him for the exaltation and sublimity of his gestures; for the magnificence of his head" (pg. 33). James can be very moody at times and refuse to associate with the world. His father causes him to feel this way because of Mr. Ramasays continual emotionless love towards James. James only has a burning desire to kill his father is because he doesn't show the same love that his mother does. James is searching for the same love his mother provides. Mr. Ramasy not only doesn't show any real emotion, but he intrudes on James' relationship with his mother. James feels that his father is polluting the relationship with his mother and feels that he is competing for the love and affection of his mother.