In the story, Ross specifically tells their son, Kevin that he should try not to marry beneath himself because he will end up stuck in the same situation as him. This demonstrates Jean’s life being difficult because, she constantly has to deal with her husband not caring about her and looking to other women to satisfy himself. To continue, Jean lacks proper
‘“You can’t just live like this”, I said. “Why not?” Mom said. “Being homeless is an adventure”.’ Even though Walls knows her parents made the decisions that led them to where they are today, she feels unhappy for them. Walls began to realize that her parent’s decisions weren’t the best for her family, and she began to have mixed feelings for what she needed to do. ‘“Mom, you have to leave Dad”, I said’.
If you can find them again. If you havn’t gone cold forever.” Up to this point his mother has been evasive of saying how she feels about Ishmael in the blunt manner , however this point shows that she is tired with Ishmaels stubborn attitude towards his feelings and how he should have approached this child instead of this childish way to act. This shows that even his mother now doubts him as a human being as well as many other characters in the book doubt him. This is critical changing point in the novel as Ishmael has one of the biggest choices given to any of the characters regarding the outcome to kabuo, and he is being blinded by his emotions for
She must fight off the influences of her grandmother, who encourages her to marry for security, and her first two husbands, who thwart her development. Her second husband, Jody, has an especially negative impact on Janie's growth as his prevailing aspirations turn her into a symbol of his stature in the town. She is not allowed to be herself, but must subdue herself to his ideas of propriety, which means she cannot enjoy the talk of the townsfolk on the porch let alone participate in it. “This business of the head-rag irked her endlessly. But Jody was set on it.
His father Baba thinks he is not tough enough; Amir allows Hassan to protect him when he is bullied. Amir worries that Baba does not like him because Amir's mother died giving birth to him. Amir also writes stories. His father is not very interested, but his friend Rahim Khan reads them and encourages him. Amir does not have the courage to talk to his dad or stand up for himself.
When Michael first finds out Josie is his daughter he has a very negative attitude and says, “ I do not want to see her. I do not want to love her. I do not want a complication in my life.” He is in denial about Josie, but over time after bonding together his perspective changes about fatherhood and wants to become a big part of her life. Michael’s change is gradual and came by with understanding and realization. Another key event in the novel is the change in relationship between Josephine and her Nonna.
Emily’s isolation Emily is an unlucky lady, she has been isolated because her father’s control. Emily doesn’t want to be isolated, and she tries to come out of her house. Homer Barron is the second chance that Emily could avoid to be isolated. William Faulkner Emily’s father is the main reason that makes Emily to be isolated for her whole life. Her father’s big influence that makes Emily have an isolated life.
He has low self esteem which will impact on everything he does. He has some confidence issues relating to his self image which cause him to think that his colleagues see him as boring because he does not socialise with them. He also has a fear of rejection and this is the cause of the relationship issues he has with his mother and girlfriend, more so his mother as she has a grip on him that manifests itself in a sort of adult to child relationship, he needs to assert himself so that the relationship becomes more adult to adult. With regards to his girlfriend the fear of rejection makes him feel he is not good enough for her and that is why he will not ask her to marry
As an adult in the present day Mr X fears his mother’s verbal reprisals, such as if he were to seek to change the day he visits her, whilst at the same time he craves her approval and respect, due in part to growing up trying to constantly gain acceptance and encouragement from his parents against overwhelming negativity. His lack of self-worth has resulted in Mr X burdening himself with worry in regard to others’ views and opinions of him. He finds it difficult to socialise and fully relate to his colleagues and as such has been staying in the background with regards to suggesting alternative nights to go out. Lack of self-esteem has also contributed to preventing him from progressing his relationship with his girlfriend and fear of rejection is apparent throughout the arenas of Mr X’s life, wholly preventing him from moving forward. “Self-esteem is one of the fundamental influences on nearly everything you do.
She also decided to give more precedence to career rather than her family which in turn created a huge gap between herself and her family. As she became obsessed with her work, she began to overlook her family. In this way, the ambition for the top, the allotment of more time for work all contributed in weakening Kate’s family relationships. In the novel, Crow Lake it was also revealed how loneliness can bring two teens together through the relationship between Matt Morrison and Marie Pye. As Mary’s brother Laurie ran way from home after the clash with their father Calvin Pye, their mother got sick.