Stand By Me: Loyal Friendships And Families

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him as if he is nothing. Gordie’s father makes him feel like he should have been the one to die, instead of his brother, Dennis. At the times when Gordie needed somebody the most, Chris was there to comfort him and talk to him. This was first significantly shown when Ace and his friend had taken Dennis’s hat. Dennis was Gordie’s deceased brother that had died in a car accident a few months prior to the movie. Chris stuck up for Gordie and was hurt badly as a consequence of his actions, and then, after that still comforted Gordie about the lost hat. Red Brower is the dead boy they had gone on their trek to see. This venture had brought Gordie and Chris much closer together. In most cases Chris was the “father figure” out of the two.
The night when they had taken turns standing guard because they were all afraid they sat up at night taking turns on guard; Chris had broke down and cried. Gordie was there for Chris just as Chris had always been there for him. Chris has an ...

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