Gantos made many mistakes he wanted an education. Trusting Tim was another of Gantos’ mistakes he thought Tim was a good and responsible guy. He always did what his friends wanted him to do, however, he always knew that they were not real friends. Gantos’ biggest and first mistake was that he never finished the eleven grade instead, he went to Puerto Rico. His independence led him to make many poor decisions. Gantos always worked, had his own car and even had a fake id. Gantos was young he always tried to be very independent from his parent. Independence was really important in someone’s life.

Gantos independence was due to the lack of parental support. In life mother are the ones that always support and teach their children the good and the bad, that’s what Gantos was missing. This shows us that Gantos’ mother did not have an impact in his life, also it looks like he does not want to know about her and she was not important. Akers was not happy about it: “he had seen right through me,” (Gantos 183). Gantos also knew he was not being honest and he noticed when Mr.

Akers did not believe him and he saw that Gantos was not telling the truth. Akers asked about his mother and he said, “she’s is totally supportive, she’s wonderful,” (Gantos 182), but Mr. Akers, because his reports were not very helpful. Also, while he was in jail, The Federal Correctional Institution, he tried to talk to his psychologist, Mr. When Gantos was in the court and his dad was talking to him about how worried his mother was, Gantos switched topic and started talking about something else instead. Gantos says very little about his mother, and every time someone said something about her he changed the subject. Gantos’ dad tried to be there in his son’s life, but the mother was the missing key in Gantos’ life. Although Gantos’ father was important for him, it looks like his mother was not because he barely talks about her in two occasions. Gantos’ dad was important in Gantos’ life he always supported Gantos. His dad always tried to protect him from becoming a criminal, and once Gantos ended in jail he felt like he failed to his son: “I blame myself…., he mentioned,” (Gantos 149). The criminal was always in front of his eyes, but he never perceived it. However, he never notice that his son was going to become a criminal. He tried to warm me about going their direction,” (Gantos 5). Gantos’ dad always showed Gantos the characteristics of a criminal: “…. When Gantos was a young boy his dad always tried to educate him. The little support Gantos received came from his father.

While growing up, Gantos did not have a lot of parental support.

Hole in my life by jack gantos