In the poem A Father to his Son by Carl Sandburg, a father advises his son, leading him through a set of guidelines and values to assist him untie the knot of inextricable uncertainties, problems, pain, and complexities of life. Based on his experience, he knows that there is no perfect formula for living. As a result, father suggests values that will help his son lead a purposeful, satisfying life. Markedly, out of his different suggestions, being true and honest stand out. Although limited in poetic devices, personification, rhetoric question, and an enthusiastic one are evident.
Rivalry between friends is not entirely uncommon, especially between teenagers. In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, the rivalry between the main character Gene and his best friend Phineas is a common motif. The rivalry between Gene and his best friend Phineas drives Gene to attempt to better himself as a person, but also leads to the destruction of their friendship. As the rivalry between the two friends deepens, Gene makes several attempts at bettering himself in order to match Phineas. Gene begins to work harder in school so that his academics are able to match Phineas’s athletic ability.
Parents of the 1700's had different parenting values then the parents of today. Lord Chesterfield's letter to his traveling son, whom is traveling all around England, is a prime example of this. At first, Chesterfield seems full of doubt, wondering if his letter will even be of any help to his son. However, later on, the letter shifts into a seemingly threatning tone, telling his son that he needs to treat life like a competition and be better then everybody. With the use of understatement and irony, the letter states his values as a loving, yet strict father who only wants his son to succeed and nothing more.
Although the changes in Gil are progressive throughout the movie, he ultimately reaches generativity through providing nurture and guidance to his children. This is especially apparent in his relationship with his son Kevin, who’s school expressed concerns of his emotional problems and wanted to transfer him to a special education school the following year. It is obvious that Gil desperately wanted to leave a legacy of himself behind to Kevin, yet gets
He finds the new religion fulfilling and embraces it in contrast to his father, who is intolerant to the cultural collision. Okonkwo continually tries to fight the changes within the Ibo society even when the clan does not assist him in getting rid of the
Amir, the main character of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, is a boy who longs for the admiration and acceptance of his father. Baba and Amir cannot have the relationship Amir desires because of the characteristics and expectations of each other. Amir wants to have Baba all to himself, Amir is weak in Baba’s eyes and Amir is not how Baba envisioned his son. All in all, Amir just wants to be respected by his father. Amir wishes to have his father all to himself, he wants to spend time with Baba without anyone else.
Jim’s self-concept is, “I just want to go to school and do the best I can and be normal.” Such as hang out, party a little from time to time, basically living his own life not the life of his father’s. Well I totally can relate to Jims father because, we as parents work as extremely hard for our children because we only want what’s best for them, is it right No, most defiantly not it depressed Jim because he feels like he is doing the best he can do, and his father just don’t understand. That it isn’t as easy for him as it was when he was in school. Jim’s father self-concept of Jim is more positive because he sees in Jim what Jim isn’t able to see, he is motivating him to do better than what he is doing. Sections such as motives, Jim’s father motives were to get good grade and be accomplished.
Cory Maxson In the play Fences by August Wilson the character of Cory Maxson, the son of Troy and Rose, is being recruited to play college football. When Cory is first introduced he seems fearful of Troy and wants his father to be proud of him. Troy is very hard on Cory and wants to teach him about responsibility so he doesn’t end up as he has. Cory believes that Troy treats him this way because Cory reminds Troy of a life he couldn’t have. The conflict between father and son becomes so tense that the relationship becomes explosive eventually leading to Troy telling Cory to leave his home.
The father is all about his son, probably the best a father could be to protect his son. His stand- point on God is he wants his son to have something to believe in when he is gone. He tries to convince the child, and possibly himself that God is still an active cause to believe in, “My job is to take care of you. I was appointed to do that by God” (77). Here and there he will make small references for the kid even though his belief is cloudy.
He could have just given up on his writing career but he kept plugging away and was noticed by Walter Jekyll, an English buff who became McKay’s mentor and pushed him in the right direction (Giles). Through the love of the game, desire, dedication and just pure stubbornness to take no for an answer when the odds were against me, I was able to work my way on and redshirt with the team. The mentality of win or die trying is engraved in these men’s minds that are portrayed in “If we must die.” This same mentality saved me from being cut from the team. Being a non-recruit and from out of the area my chances were slim and each day was a new battle and proposed new challenges and new lessons learned. I quickly learned it was a battle field out there, each man fighting for himself to make a name and fighting to make the team better.