personal relation scene...

In the book, "The Flowers," I can relate to one particular scene.  There's a part where Sylvia tells Sonny kind of sideways that Cloyd doesn't want him to use so much toilet paper.  He wishes Sonny would just use three or four squares.  I found some humor in this but not the way people would usually find it funny.  They would laugh because it's a hopeless situation, but I laughed because my mom is this way.  We could take two weeks to use a roll of toilet paper and she'll go into the bathroom and complain like she put a roll in there just yesterday.  For that reason she regulates the toilet paper, so my brother and I just buy our own now.  I find it funny for someone to stress over toilet paper, but whatever floats their boat I guess.  Cloyd and my mother have something in common, but at least I can laugh about it.  Sonny feels a bit irritated that Cloyd was complaining about him behind his back, and that's where I find Sonny to be a bit more mature than Cloyd.  Sonny tells people things to their face because he doesn't have fear of there response, except when it comes to his "girl situations," but that's something I believe most people would be able to relate to.  We all had some time in our lives when we were afraid to express our feelings toward someone, but the bottom line is a fear of rejection.  Once someone gets past that, I think they become more outgoing in their everyday activities, not just relationships.  They can go out and join clubs, do sports or even give a speech.  I think Sonny will learn to open up to people as he matures further.  It's a part of growing up. Everybody does it because it's inevitable.