The book “This Boy's Life” by Tobias Wolff is a memoir written about the author's childhood memories and experiences. The author shows many different characters within the book. Many of them are just minor characters who do not influence the author much in his life choices and thoughts while growing up. But there are those who act as protagonists and those who act as antagonists. One of them is Dwight, the protagonist's stepfather or Jack. This character appears to be one of the characters that inhibit Jack's choices and decisions. This character plays a huge role in Jack's life as it leaves a huge scar on his memory. The author here spends most of his time portraying this character in the memoir to show readers the relationship between Jack and Dwight. There are several "masks" that Dwight wears to hide his true intention towards Jack and Rosemary. One of the most obvious moments is when, during the approval-seeking moment, Dwight threatened and instilled fear in Jack by driving dangerously and intentionally swerving his car. Dwight here wants to show Jack that he is in complete control of Jack and Rosemary's life. To warn Jack of his future decisions and implications, Dwight intentionally wears a mask of "malice." This proves advantageous for Dwight as Jack eventually succumbs to Dwight's threats and pressures Jack into approving his mother's marriage to Dwight. Later, Dwight and Jack began painting their house where white paint is used as the primary paint supposedly to symbolize purity and a fresh start towards Jack's new life. But this also had an alternative mask that covered the fiction of the false positive. It shows the reader that Dwight could cover the true rot, disease, and malice with white paint. Even with... the violence in the middle of the card and his bad attitudes as a safety precaution on Dwight's future behaviors. Ultimately, readers will feel a sense of disapproval about Dwight due to many introductions. of “evil” and “malice” towards Jack. This could be Dwight's deceitful nature towards both Jack and Rosemary, or the numerous tortures Jack encounters while living with Dwight. In the end, there is a conclusion that points towards a relationship based on hatred and a sort of mutual need of both characters since Dwight needs Jack for Rosemary's love and Jack needs Dwight for Rosemary's safety. Rosemary in life. It's not a relationship Jack wants as he ultimately says “We hated each other. We hated each other so much that other feelings didn't get enough light. It disfigured me” (Wolff 232), and “I left Chinook without thinking about it for the years I lived there.” (Wolff 234),