Powder: Questions 1 Jeremy's original source of rejection came from his parents who banished him from his home. He was to live in the basement, away from society. This hurting he received made him a more compassionate, caring and loving person. Although his early stages of life were of persecution and sadness he accepted as a way of life. Being banished from society, he solely learned the meaning of compassion. He acquired the knowledge of caring and loving by experiencing the direct opposite of treatment. When he received this treatment, he hated it, and wished for something different. 2. Three personality traits of Jeremy or Powder wer