The fear of loosing his son led Romulus to attempt to better himself, seen through the statement “My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” Although this method of parenting gave short-term dismay demonstrated through Raimond’s childhood outburst “you don’t love me”. It resulted in long-term fulfillment and a healthy relationship worthy of being recognized retrospectively within Gaitas
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.
He also takes care of his families and Zeena. This is another reason why Ethan Frome is a person of high power, like Aristotle’s tragic heroes. Ethan is also like a tragic hero because he is basically a good guy with a flaw. He feels so obligated to his family, farm, and Zeena he does not care for himself. He leaves college to come back and help his mother.
This shows the immediate and infinite love that Jackie shows towards people. However, when Jackie actually mets Kyle’s mom for the first time, she is crying hysterically and even though Jackie has a deep hatred towards her, she comforts her. She knows that she is in a difficult place at that time and puts her feelings against her in the closet for a later date. Jackie is one of
This indicates that he lacks the love from his real father. The boy tries to live up to his fathers expectations, and has a strong bond to his father. Loyalty and being true to your closest is also an important element of the boys behaviour, he protects his father no matter what, and that is a crucial part of the boy´s mental state in this short story. The boy is naive and has high thoughts of his father, these thoughts are shown through the boys’ actions and delighted comments. The boy protects his father when his mother speaks badly of him.
The expected reaction to his father’s rare appearances would be what the child did in the story. He is too young to understand that his father is an important part of his life also. 2. Larry is not reliable as the narrator of events. He is obviously biased against his father and wants his mother’s sole attention.
Okonkwo's one and only weakness was his fear of becoming a failure like his father. This fear drove Okonkwo to embrace the values of manliness and fueled his desire to be strong; which then drove him to rashness and in the end contributed to his death. Accepting the ways of manhood isn’t a sign of weaknesses, the problem is how narrowly he defines it. Okonkwo was part of a patriarchal society and the male gender was already established with great authority. For Okonkwo, however, any kind of softness and tenderness was a sign of weakness.
She solved the problems that burgomaster gave her, as well as made a game of her marriage with the burgomaster. Finally she outwitted her husband and her husband always consulted her whenever a very difficult case came up. As a woman lived in those times, she conciliated respect with her cleverness. Raimunda is very kind and tolerant. She hated her mother since she thought her mother should respond on that event that her father raped her.
Being a man, he is forced to shoulder the responsibility to lead not only his immediate family, but that of his extended family as well. Being the headmaster of the mission school has brought him several life changing opportunities, one that can lead a person out of poverty. However, Babamukuru does not want to at first take these, knowing that he will be in debt with his benefactors. Looking at the poverty that his family is in, he feels that since he has been given the chance to move forward in life, he must also help his family come forward too. Because of this, he has become the hero of his family.
Because Mrs. Jones is compassionate her motherly instinct arises and treats Roger like he is her own son, even after he makes an effort to rob her. Langston Hughes exercises three different points in Thank You Ma’am to show this; Mrs. Jones makes Roger wash his face, she feeds Roger dinner, and trusts Roger enough to be left unattended, recognizing that he could steal money and run away. A way she shows mother-like acts towards Roger is she takes him back to her house after he attempts to robber her. The first thing she does is scold him to wash his face. That sounds like something a mother would say.