My attitude towards relief would also be shameful, to ask for money just to survive and feed your family is very embarrassing. 3)The ways jimmy and his wife tried to create normalcy for their children, were ways to make them not think about the depression like how Jimmy plays with his kids, as a normal dad would do in normal times. They also made sure to enforce rules of a normal family, like making sure the kids use their forks, taught them to be quiet, and taught them how to behave. For example when their son stole some salami, they made him return it, which they could have kept for free. 4)Most people took ant jobs that could be found, trying to get money to buy food.
In order to understand the mind of Darl, the reader must also understand Darl’s place in the Bundren family. A majority of Darl’s family doesn’t like him, even before the death of Addie and the journey to Jefferson. Addie herself hates Darl’s very existence. She thinks of Darl as Anse’s child and not hers, “And now he has three children that are his and not mine” (102). Darl is also brings humiliation for Anse because other townsfolk are always talking about Darl and how strange he is.
In the book Johnny has lived a life of being beaten up by his father and ignored by his mother. The only reason he does not run away is because the gang has replaced the family unit. Johnny’s parents do not even know where he is half the time because they are too drunk to notice anything. Because of this, Johnny often feels unwanted, uncared for, and
And children don’t know how to coop so they do the best the can. This is what happened to Charles Kane. He was taken from his parents at an early age and even though he got thrown into a life of luxury, he lacked that parental love and comfort every child needs. Charles Kane is constantly having issues with is relationships due to is narcissistic behavior. He hurts the one he is with and
Scout understands that Boo is a compassionate person, unlike the mysterious unknown neighbor they once thought. Scout finally understood her father’s lesson, because Boo was not the man she thought he was. Atticus’s wisdom was now clear to the children. Even though they faced many struggles to understand the lesson, they learned it in the end. Jem and Scout will no longer judge people by their first impression, for they now know there will always be more left to learn.
Despite the fact that Darl is older than Jewel, Darl still has feeling of resentment and jealousy towards Jewel. Jewel had always been sought after more by Addie for her daily requests and essentials being that he was the only child she didn’t bear while with Anse. Darl’s attitude progressed in a negative approach as the novel developed. Darl remains upset and angry at the family while Jewel makes sacrifices and understands his role in the family. “I’ll ride on ahead…you can follow where I am…”(144).
He also learns a lesson about humility in the process. Miss Maudie is proud of her neighbor, and she recognizes his value to the community. Bob Ewell and others don’t like him because he is defending a negro. i. Atticus as a father: Atticus is a father because he cares, loves, protects, and teaches his children. ''If you'll concede the necessity of going to school, we'll go on reading every night just as we always have.
Humans beings go through a lot of troubles and obstacles every day of there life, some people go through more troubles than other people , the only thing that gives people a boost is the thought of coming home and spending time with there families. Sometimes people are to absorbed into there own world and they start to neglect the people they love and when people get neglected they start to change. In “ The Rocking Horse Winner” and “ The Jewels” it is shown how neglect can effect not only the one being neglected but the one who is doing the neglecting. In both stories the source of negligence was spousal dispute and because of this it lead to them being oblivious to their loved ones activities which eventually lead to their deaths. In
However, children lose their innocence every day as they grow older. In today’s society many children lose their innocence and do not grow up in a strong, courageous manner. Instead they become pressured with the media and have a difficult time just trying to fit in. Judging from we have seen from Jem, Dill, and Scout, it is obvious that peer pressure is not the only kind of issues that we face in this world today. People still lie about who they are and prejudice is also very exsistent.
The Puritan community in The Crucible was vulnerable in many ways and susceptible to irrational and panicky accusations of the Salem Witch Hunts because of their strict and constricting ways. The children in the community are treated very poorly and less than everyone else in the town. As the Salem Witch Hunts were essentially started by the children the fact that they were treated as lesser beings contributed to the communities demise. “He (Reverend Parris) regarded them as young adults, an until this strange crisis he, like the rest of Salem, never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at their sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak,” (Miller 3). Miller foreshadows the Witch Hunts to come.