Rocky pointed out that Duke used Tommy as bait, and was only in it for the money: "He wants to get you and me in the ring." It was clear that Adam favored his more pious "good" son Aron, and was more critical of his restless, erratically-behaving, "inconsiderate" and "bad" son Cal:"I""m at my rope""s end with that boy (Cal).Joey races over to inform his father:Joey: Somebody""s comin"", Pa.Joe: Well, let him come.Soft-spoken and with a modest manner, Shane politely asks for permission to cut through their property ("I hope you don""t mind my cutting through your place") after crossing the boundary stream.When a rock crashes through their front window, Stark is motivated even more to run: "I""m gonna run even if I don""t get a single vote.