During the World War I era girls were much more proper and disciplined than now days. Helens respect and love for Krebs is hardly talked about in the story although there is no doubt has a lot of both feelings towards Krebs. Although Krebs doesn’t receive the homecoming as a soldier that he thought he would Helen is there to tell and show how proud of him she is. Helens choice to invite her brother to her softball game is one of the signs of how much she looks up to Krebs and wants his involvement in her life. Krebs being the only other sibling of Helen make a huge impact on there relationship.
Matt now has a son, a good wife, and an ordinary life; he still has a good family life without going to university. In contrast with Kate, although she has good education and job, she doesn’t have her own family and in fact, she says, “I had never thought I would really love anyone.” (89) From another perspective, she seems to be the one that is going to have a sad life. Similar with Luke, when he rejects Sally it is due to his responsibility as a caregiver. He is happy with his decision since it is for his family. If Matt chooses to go to university instead and leaves Marie, he will most likely lose his happiness and truly be an emotionless “nerd” and suffers like Kate who does not truly knows the meaning of love.
Throughout her memoir, Jamison kept an idea of unity—between herself and friends, colleagues, and family—and persistence. Had her brother gone and acted like her sister (writing off her prescription to lithium as nothing more than being weak) and not checked in on her, the world only knows what other type of things she might have done while in a manic or depressive fit. She could have been bankrupt and broke had he not stepped in and helped with the aftermath of her manic phases, as well as their mother. “She cooked meal after meal for me during my long bouts of depression, helped me with my laundry, and helped pay my medical bills…Without her I never could have survived.” (p.118-9) From her first husband and their lasting friendship and her second, to her psychiatrist and other in-the-know colleagues, Kay has always had people there to keep an eye
I’d never have been giving this party” (10). After lamenting on her mistake, Auntie Mame happily embraces her nephew and kisses him, thus giving him the reassurance that he is safe. Auntie Mame is also very proud to have her nephew around, as she goes around introducing him to her guests. Her pride is apparent from her statement that “This is my brother’s son and now he’s going to be my little boy” (13). After formally welcoming Patrick into her home, auntie Mame apologizes for her mistake and promises him that they would talk more the following day.
Even though their situation seemed bleak, Elena felt that she should still carry out simple motherly duties, like celebrating her daughter’s birthday, to make Lina feel more secure. As her mother she felt it her responsibility to try and brighten up her daughter’s day in any way she could. By doing this Elena was trying to give Lina hope and maintain some semblance of normality as well as celebrate a milestone in her child’s life. Earlier on in the novel, Jonas contracts scurvy because of the lack of vitamins in his miniscule diet. Elena expresses motherly responsibilities and tries to nurture her son back to health.
TMA01 The word ‘carer’ means someone who looks after a friend, relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness, age or disability. Carers come from all backgrounds and can be any age. Caring can be rewarding, but it can be difficult too (Directgov 2006) I will be looking into family care, and the difficulties and rewards it brings looking after a family member. I have been reading about a case study in unit 1 about Ann and her family who I will be using throughout as a reference. Ann looks after her father Angus who is 79 and has Parkinson’s disease, Ann lives with her father along with her husband Bob and daughter Zoe.
Throughout 38 years of living, being a single mother, working the same career for 17 years, and fighting breast cancer still has not strangled the liveliness from Daphne’s spirits. In the beginning, Daphne got pregnant with her first child at the age of 15. She and her son lived with her mother who offered little to no help with caring for her child. Daphne having received little assistance with raising her son, got her to her first job. Burger King, a minimum wage job, paid for daycare and everything her son needed.
Lydia is a single mother who works two jobs to provide for her children. Lydia was not always a single mother, but her last marriage ended after she endured years of abuse. Lydia vowed that she would not let another man hurt her; therefore she vowed never to remarry. But to Lydia’s surprise here comes Jack. Jack is a Christian man, who wants nothing more than to have a wife.
She even stays home in order to prepare the dinner but, never the less, she thanks her family for this wonderful day with tears in her eyes. The author emphasizes that the family is conscious about the mother’s role in their life by using inversion to describe it: “how much Mother had done for us for years, and all the efforts and that sacrifice she had made for our sake”. Also he shows the importance of Mother’s Day with the help of comparison “A day just like Xmas” and epithet “such a big occasion”.
Despite my parents greatest attempts to keep it away, those influences always found a way to us. No matter what, we were still apart of the Chinese community, through relatives and friends. Despite my parents attempts, my own stubbornness and hard headedness continued my desire for art, enough to the point they accepted that this was my passion. They started supporting me in everyway, educationally through lessons, financially by buying me the best quality art supplies, and most importantly, morally. Every time during the “my kid will be a heart surgeon” brag sessions with our Chinese relative they proudly shared that I wanted to be an artist.