Oria, W.

The scenes that I believe truly speak of the forty-third president’s personality are the ones where a conflict arises with his father, George Bush Sr. The first one is the scene is where George W. Bush Jr. is arguing with his father when he comes home after a night of drinking with his brother Jeb. When he goes inside the fighting almost begins instantly. The arguing almost led to a physical dispute between the father and son. His father was not even pleased once he found out that George had been accepted into Harvard School of Business. In the movie, his father says something along the lines of, “ The only reason he got in was because I pulled some strings.” George is the black sheep of the family and it is evident in this scene. His father is constantly telling him how disappointed he is in him because of how many jobs he has gone through and his attitude towards life. I believe that this scene shows the most of his character because a lot of his personality is rooted in his issues with his father. He is constantly seeking approval from everyone and trying to out father his father. It is obvious that during his presidency he was constantly trying to show his father that he was not a failure. George wanted to prove to his father that he was better then him by invading Iraq and “finishing” the war, something that he claimed his father could never do. In the end, his father-son troubles consumed him and pushed him to invade Iraq under the false pretenses that there were weapons of mass destruction causing the tension between the United States and Iraq to heighten.