This kind of situation is often a result of destructive or tragic events that occurred in childhood, such as abusive or uncaring parents, alienation, or rejection of others, and results in never learning how to love. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights presents many of these characteristics through her main characters Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. However Catherine and Heathcliff may think they love each other, but as a result of their past, it is clearly seen that their love for one another is just an addiction. Similarly, through Debra Goodlett’s “Love and Addiction in Wuthering Heights” and Eric P. Levy’s “The Psychology of Loneliness in Wuthering Heights”, it is demonstrated how Heathcliff and Catherine’s infatuation is not love, but an addiction. Debra Goodlett states, “[Love] addiction occurs in people who have little to anchor them to life.” This type of addiction causes an increasing dependency on another person to feel gratification in their lives due to their lack of strong role models when they were growing up.
Because Pearl is a product of the passion of the adultery that the Puritan community does not accept, she does not follow by its rules and when she is born into the Puritan community she has to make her own laws to follow. This is shown more clearly in the contrast between the solemn, grave Puritan children who reflect the stern countenance of their parents and ostracize Pearl. She is dressed in bright, festive colors that show off her beauty and “fire” (90) while in comparison the other Puritan children are portrayed as drab and “somber” (91). While the children practice the lives
Evelyn accuses Lil as being The Ratcatcher: “You made me betray her.” To which Lil responds “I got you through it.” This shows just how untrustworthy Evelyn is of other people because of her past, being sent away by her parents and was left to ultimately believe that they had forgotten about her. This paragraph and the last shows that however close Evelyn is to people, she will always have this issue with trusting people, and it is likely that her subconscious mind believes that everyone she comes close to has taken her away from something – freedom. This links to The Ratcatcher’s significance, as he is constantly taking away children’s freedom, and throughout the play Samuels presents this character via Evelyn constantly. In scene one, an authority figure, the Officer, is the voice of The Ratcatcher, and I believe that in this particular moment of the play the Officer isn’t the only Ratcatcher. The train itself is taking Eva away, so here The Ratcatcher is presented as both this intimidating man and an object, not living.
Exploring the relationships between Jane and her peers is an inarguable method of unveiling some of this apparently unwarranted disregard; and will hopefully evaluate the measures of hypocrisy that the vulnerable girl is confronted with throughout the introductory chapters of the piece. Indeed, the opening scene in Brontë’s work allures to and sets the fast-paced tone of her masterpiece; through manipulation of the characters’ actions to instigate dispute. The reader soon recognises Jane to be the scapegoat of her family – witnessing the “truly forbidding” child receive abuse for an unbeknownst cause. During a stand-off with Mrs. Reed, Jane Eyre proceeds to question her violation of conduct, though is soon silenced by the commanding force. Branded a “caviller” and a “questioner”, Jane’s adoptive guardian ceases the conversation following the request of Jane’s muteness until she learns to “speak pleasantly”.
This is portrayed clearly in all three of the novels. In Harriet the Spy, In Matilda, neglect from her parents stems from pure greed, allowing them to overlook the briliance of their young daughter. This is a clear point made in the story, emphasized by the author's introduction of the parents when he says "Occasionally one comes across parents... who show no interest at all in their children... the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab" (6). He also mentions how parents who neglect their kids in such a way are "far worse than the doting ones" (6). As the author mentions, the parent's neglect for their daughter stems from pure greed.
As it is, Mrs Reed provided Jane with a very tiresome and unmindful childhood, continuously reminding her of the fact that she is a ‘dependant’, either through herself by stating that ‘she must exclude (Jane) from privileges intended only for contented, happy little children’, or through her Roman-emperor-like son, John Reed. In fact, book that Jane would read for interest and stimulation, John Reed uses it as a weapon against her, never really intending to read it himself. The Reeds never seemed to think of Jane as family. The famous saying: ‘Blood is thicker than water’ does not seem to apply to them at all. More than not Mrs Reed proved to abuse Jane physically and mentally.
As the movie progresses we also learn Susanna was hurt as a child will could lead her to hold that against her parents and be unable to become attached to them. As the psychiatrist says she engages in promiscuous behavior which if not protected can lead to stds which has severe comlications. Strengths: Susanna does not seem to care what others think about her Weaknesses: Will never be able to fully be happy and or comfortable with a normal relationship Attachment issues Risks: Death Damaging friendships and family relationships Drug use r/t depression STDs r/t promiscuous behavior Plan/Intervention: As the movie shows someone like Susanna suffering from this illness needs to be institutionalized immediately and seek the help of a psychiatrist to begin to get a better grip on her illness. One on one counseling is the best for Susanna even though she doesn’t seem to respond to it. Another benefit would be incorporating her parents into more sessions because I believe half of the issue lies with them.
Another coinciding element found in Medea was vengeance. She seeks out the one who hurt her and did whatever she could to make sure he felt worse than she ever did, even at the expense of her own children. While both women crave independence, they are denied the environment in which to successfully follow through with this need. In each of the stories one can feel a sense of sympathy for each woman because they were not raised to survive successfully in their respective societies. Neither were able to deal with relationships, and rely instead on their innermost qualities of their character to get through.
My definition of a dysfunctional family is one when there is malfunction; when the parents don’t meet the basic emotional needs for their children. The lack of emotional guidance from parents help contribute to the lack of social activeness for these children. It was not until I interacted with others that I soon realized the social effects of my upbringing. Statistically, being a part of a dysfunctional family, I was to grow up socially awkward and at a disadvantage with my social life. The naked truth behind the statistics my sister would continuously inform me of began to reflect me more as I would grow older.
A (Fokusområde: brug mere end tre citater, pas på med at bruge bindestreg og husk ejefald) A Compass and Torch Divorce is a terrible thing for a child. It affects the child in a negative way, and often the reason for the divorce has nothing to do with the child, who gets in a big dilemma. The parents end up discussing whether the child should live with his/her mother or father, and usually they get to an "agreement", where the child lives with the mother and visits the father every once in a while. This will weaken the relationship between the child and the parents. 'A Compass and Torch' is a story written by Elizabeth Baines in 2003, and it shows an excellent example of how divorce can weaken the relationship between a father and his son, and that is exactly what the main theme of the story is: "the relationship between father and son".