3. Is tragic flaw an issue in this novel? Choose one character and explore how their tragic flaw resulted in disaster.

Tragic flaw is a great issue in this novel. Patrick has a tragic fall that leads him to destruction and downfall. His flaw is that he has no lover that he can love forever. All the ladies that le loved and loving left him alone. His lover’s leaving him destroyed his mind that lead to downfall. When his lover left him, he was destroyed internally and grieved. He tries certain actions trying to get rid of the pain, but hardship continue and he never finds his true lover that he can devote his life. HE shows his destruction of mind in the novel where he becomes very violent. HE became so violent that he acts like a terrorist, where he bombs the tunnel when live men were near the bomb. This shows his tragic flaw made him violent and hopeless that he is showing his emotion through violent actions. This results in a disaster because other people can actually get hurt from his dangerous actions and also destroys himself internally and externally. Also the sense of loss is a tragic flaw of Patrick where he constantly loses someone important. First of all, he loses his father who didn’t really show love towards him and lovers who died and left him. Thus, theses tragic flaws result in all bad situations where Patrick is completely destroyed and detached from the society.