In the story, "No Man's Land" by S.T. Underdahl, the main character, Dov lives with his mother and father. His father works a lot so he doesn't see him very often. Dov is emo; he wears skinny jeans and vintage band shirts, he also has long hair so he can feel like he can "escape" his troubles by "hiding" behind his hair. Dov's father sometimes forgets about Dov. But, his brother Brian is the perfect son; he starred on the football team in high school, he also was elected homecoming "king" and "most popular guy" in high school. He joined the National Guard to pay for college and was deployed in Afghanistan.
Dov really cares about his family this is shown many times throughout the novel. For example, on page 31, ""Pick her up at work?" I echo numbly, trying to force my mind to translate the meaningless words. "So, its not...Brian's all right?"". Dov was worried that there would be news about Brian, that he was hurt or had been killed. This shows that Brian wants to know if his brother is okay. Another example, on page 44, ""Listen," I order, my voice strong and calm. "No one called so he's fine."" Dov tries to calm his mother down by doing what his brother would have done. He wants everyone in his family to be, "ok". So far the relationship between Dov and his father hasn't really developed yet but we do know that they're not as "close" as Brian is with his father.
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