Paralysis

I believe Richard really wants to move to the North, and thinks there’s hope in the future in the North, but is having trouble emotionally admitting that. Lately, Richard has been faking emotional solitude and a sense of not caring, but those aren’t his true feelings. Richard is trying to grow up, and he believes that the way to do this is to become emotionally hardened and not have any emotions whatsoever to become a man. I believe every boy goes through a period in their life where they try to be a man at a very young age, it is just unfortunate that Richard is going through such hard times, and chooses now to try an grow up.