How the Ideals and Expectations That People Have Can Affect Relationships

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Report: How the Ideals and Expectations That People Have Can Affect Relationships Relationships, no matter how strong they may seem, can be influenced by the ideals and expectations of someone either directly or indirectly involved with the relationship. I have selected a range of relationships by choosing the texts ‘A Great Day’ by Frank Sargeson, ‘The King’s Speech’ directed by Tom Hooper, ‘The Vow’ directed by Michael Sucsy, ‘The Garden Party’ by Katherine Mansfield and ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ by Audrey Niffenegger to show how people’s ideals and expectations can affect relationships. It is shown through these texts that your ideals and expectations may not only affect your relationships, but the relationships of people around you. How do a characters ideals and expectations affect a relationship in the text? The affect that Fred’s ideals and expectations have on his relationship with Ken in ‘A Great Day’ is severe. Fred and Ken embark on a seemingly friendly day of fishing putting Fred in a situation in which he has an advantage over Ken. Fred mentions that he “wouldn’t mind being a big hefty bloke like [Ken]”; however, while the two men are out on the water, Fred makes it more than obvious that he is in his element. It is because of Fred and Ken’s friendship and the fact that Ken “never learnt to swim” that Fred’s ideals and expectations are able to influence the relationship between the two men. ‘The King’s Speech’ tells the story of King George VI, more commonly referred to in the film as Bertie, and his battle with a speech impediment. As a part of the Royal Family, Bertie is under a lot of pressure to be a good public speaker and the Royal Family has high expectations of him to do well. It is because of this pressure that Bertie’s wife, Elizabeth, seeks the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue. The ideals and expectations of the Royal Family

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