This would be an extreme example, but if you’ve seen the show you know what I mean…
“Joe became an orphan at an early age after he played with matches and burned his home down, also killing his parents. His aunt took him in, but he soon became homeless when he burned her house down, also. He regrets he never got the chance to tell his parents about his twin brother that they never had a chance to meet. For a while he managed to support himself by stealing Gideon Bibles from hotel rooms and selling them on Craigs list. He learned to cook in tin cans over campfires in hobo camps. He got his first cooking job heating samples at Costco. He is now Sandra Lee’s sous chef. Last week his pet gerbil died. He’s lactose and gluten intolerant. If he wins the $ 10,000 he wants to finish his whole body tattoos. He’s doing this in memory of his parents and aunt. The memory of them gave him the fire in his belly to succeed.” 