Holling and His Parents

The relationship between Holling and his parents is quite complex. His 

mother is the type of person who would skip to conclusions without the 

slightest idea of what really happened. When Holling turns to his 

mother for help, she simply takes Mrs. Baker's side. She thinks her 

son is over exaggerating and assumes everything is perfectly fine. She 

does not believe that Mrs. Baker "hates Holling's guts", when at the 

same time she wasn't even there to witness what happened. Holling's 

father was quite annoyed when he tried to tell him his problem. His 

father was what you call a perfectionist, and since he was an 

architect, the Baker Sporting Emporium owned by Mrs. Baker's family 

has considered "Hoodhood and Associates" and two other companies to 

design their new building. As a perfectionist, it did not matter to 

him what his son's situation was, it mattered how it would affect his 

career. He did not want the name of "Hoodhood" to have a bad 

reputation, therefore he told Holling to behave and cooperate with 

Mrs. Baker. It was as if he didn't have a care in the world, other 

than knowing other people appreciated the Hoodhood family. After all 

of this, Holling of course feels very frustrated and upset that nobody 

understood what he was going through. I certainly would not like to 

have parents like that.

- Christine.