] ▁up ". ▁The ▁character ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁" go ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁way , ▁to ▁give ▁[ L ex ] ▁tests , ▁so ▁[ L ex ] ▁can ▁prove ▁himself ". ▁Glo ver ▁sees ▁the ▁character ▁as ▁a ▁rich ▁and ▁powerful ▁business man ▁who ▁is ▁disappoint ed ▁in ▁his ▁son . ▁Glo ver ' s ▁goal ▁for ▁season ▁one ▁was ▁to ▁show ▁Lion el ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁make ▁Lex ▁t ough er ; ▁he ▁interpre ts ▁the ▁character ' s ▁mot to ▁in ▁his ▁raising ▁of ▁Lex ▁as ▁" no ▁risk , ▁no ▁re wards ". ▁ ▁Glo ver ▁bel ieves ▁Lion el ▁has ▁two ▁compet ing ▁ag end as ▁with ▁Lex — for ▁Lex ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁own ▁man ▁and ▁for ▁Lex ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁steps . ▁This ▁becomes ▁fr ustr ating ▁for ▁Lex ▁because ▁Lion el ▁wants ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁" loy al ▁follow er " ▁and ▁the ▁" best ▁person ▁he ▁can ▁be ". ▁This ▁all ▁plays ▁into ▁Lion el ' s ▁" pre tty ▁huge ▁e go ". ▁John ▁Glo ver ▁bel ieves ▁if ▁Lion el ▁and ▁Lex ▁were ▁not ▁related ▁Lion el ▁would ▁have ▁" destroy ed " ▁Lex ▁early ▁on ▁because ▁he ▁views ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁" weak ". ▁Lion el ▁is ▁also ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Lex ▁is ▁his ▁he ir , ▁although ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁trust ▁Lex . ▁Lion el ' s ▁dist rust ▁of ▁Lex ▁partially ▁ar ises ▁because ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁Lex ▁is ▁a