In the beginning of the book, when Dave talks about when the family was once good, he calls his mom, “Mom”. He later on calls her “Mother” when she becomes abusive. He does this because he became distant from her when the abusive started. He didn’t feel safe referring to her as mom anymore because she wasn’t the nurturing mother that she once was. Before the abuse, Mother would’ve done anything for her family.
Out of love, his parents have made choices to not only protect Paul but to keep him shielded from decision-making knowledge of events, and subjects that they didn’t want him to be exposed to. While his parents may have thought their decisions were more positive then negative, they showed their lack of faith in Paul. They were shielding him from adult information and decisions. They were ultimately limiting his ability to grow-up. Mom made the first choice.
This is shown not just in “Chinese Cinderella”, but in other stories which are set 50 years and back, such as “Romeo and Juliet”. An example of this is how Adeline’s three brothers were all sent to England to study in contrary of how her big sister was married off. This preference forced couples to have a lot of children, trying to get a boy. This had both positive and negative effects. The positive effect is that Adeline was born and would probably not exist at all if this tradition is not around, since her parents would have stopped at three or four children.
She ended up telling my grandma she was pregnant, who was very upset about it, and eventually my grandpa found out. He was so 38 disappointed that he kicked my mom out of the house. She moved in with my dad, thinking things were going to be good now that her family was together, but little did she know that the next five months were going to be terrible. My dad was the total opposite of what she
It is always tragic to see a loved one suffer under any circumstances. If I were in the Susan’s place my response might have been slightly different. There seemed to more opposition on her behalf not to agree with her father’s decision. I think it was based on more of what was best for her rather than her father. Based on my on beliefs and sense of morality I believe I wouldn’t have been as hesitant to respect to respect his
The difference between both of them is that they aspire to two very different aspects of life; She wants respect and he wants power, we see that those two principles do not always agree with each other. We obviously see that both are ready to face the extreme. But Creon could not be considered as a Sophoclean hero because all he does is respect what he has to do, the written laws. He could have made an exception, especially for his niece but he did not. Antigone was overpowered by unwritten laws, which are what makes her a Sophoclean hero.
Knowing that he could have been less obstinate and changed his assessment of power would have prevented Creon's son and wife from dying the way they did. Although Antigone was also persistent in not changing her own viewpoints, this worked in her favor because she was stubborn for a better reason than Creon. She stood up for her family because she knew it was the right thing to do. Creon did not show that he cared about anything but his own appearance for the fear that he will be observed as weak, until it was too late. By comparing and contrasting the characters of Creon and Antigone, one can assume that a lesson to be learnt from reading this play is that one should do what they believe is right based on their values and not concentrate on the thoughts of those who aren't important to him or
She was also taking several women studies classes and had many of her friends preach to her about their feministic views that altered her perceptions on the gender equality in her culture. One day that her father was visiting he an to speak to her that they need to create a two-year marriage plan. As absurd as it sounded to Sayeed, she could not believe that what once used to be a joke when she was a child was becoming a reality. Her father had already a candidate in mind, and she was distraught that the boy he wanted her to marry was a distant family member. She understood that her father only wanted the best for her, but she was discomforted by the idea that her dad was promoting her around and trying to recruit a husband for her.
When growing up, we did not speak in a negative way regarding other cultures. So, when things were directed towards me regarding my interracial relationship, it hurt me deeply to think my family did not approve. I was also told by my parents that I would be disowned if I continued to date a white man and would be cut out of their lives. My sisters did not understand why I preferred to date a white man and thought I must be depressed. My sisters also thought I needed counseling and needed to meet men of my race.
The daughters in the stories thought their mothers were very pushy about some things and they did not like it. However, what they did not realize is the intention their mother had for them to be in a better, more independent situation then they were. Jing-Mei Woo was one of the daughters in chapter eight titled Two Kinds and it stated, “I hated the tests, something inside of me began to die”. (Page 141) When Jing-Mei’s mother saw other people excelling, she thought it was necessary for her daughter to do the same thing. She had been put on a pedestal in her mind as a type of prodigy.