More than anyone, a boy needs his father to approve of him and teach him how to be a man. Well, his father did not show him the love he required growing up. In all of Paul’s efforts to please his father, he was ignored and inadequate to his father’s expectations. In fact, his father praised a young man that worked as a clerk and insisted that Paul ought to be more like that gentleman. His father refused to give Paul money and argued that he has a job, so he can pay his own expenses.
He never knew his father so he doesn’t have a good sense of his own identity, he makes poor decisions in raising his son’s by instilling a false sense of what it takes to be successful, and allows them to steal and cheat. Willy’s father left when he was a baby and he only has one memory of his dad, “All I remember is a man with a big beard, and I was in mamma’s lap, sitting around a fire, and some kind of high music” (Miller 1232). After his older brother Ben leaves shortly thereafter to search for their father, it is assumed that Willy doesn’t have a male figure in his life during his upbringing to teach him the things that a father would teach a son, such as morals, and a sense of values, possibly helping him form a sense of identity. Because of this Willy feels a tremendous sense of loss. Willy confesses his sense of loss over his father’s abandonment to Ben.
George is not as flat a character as Lennie. Understanding him can be hard since you have no idea where he is from and what he has done. There are no relatives or anything significant from his past mentioned despite the fact that he has never had a girlfriend. Things one might speculate about is how Lennie and George met each other and why on earth George is so devoted to Lennie. George always talk about how his life would be easier if he did not have Lennie to take care of, but George never leaves him.
He had lost no relatives, and had no reason for fighting. A king of righteousness, he would not think it his duty to submit to unrighteousness. He was, however, left unattacked by the fierce Chedorlaomer, and took care to provoke no quarrel. Perhaps he was not assailed because universally respected as a man of peace and a priest of God (F. Hastings). We have no idea of where Melchizedek came from, how he came to be in Canaan, how he came to be a worshipper and priest of the true God, and how Abram came to know about him.
What good does that bring him?! What good does it bring anybody? I only wish that my son studied the Torah as much as he studies these drawings. My son continues to disappoint me. At first he made horrendous grades in school and now he is making some sort of art gallery?
Vincent took his work so seriously that he went without food and other necessities so he could give more to the poor. The missionary society objected to Vincent's behavior and fired him in 1879. Heartsick, van Gogh struggled to keep going socially and financially, yet he was always rejected by other people, and felt lost and forsaken. Then, in 1880, at age 27, he became obsessed with art. The intensity he had for religion, he now focused on art.
In a modern wealthy life, this would have been merely a simple problem. However, because of their situation, this erupts into a huge, complex problem. Both Babamukuru and Nyasha had a chance to grow a healthy relationship, but the combination of both their personalities and their environment lead to a breakdown of their familiar ties. Babamukuru is a man who was given opportunities, which he considers forced charity. Being a man, he is forced to shoulder the responsibility to lead not only his immediate family, but that of his extended family as well.
Thesis: Lalit struggles to keep his family unit close in the midst of all the changes, stress and accepting his family growth, yet he still maintains a positive roll model through an effort to keep his cultural identity. Monsoon Wedding Lalit is the strongest motivator in the family in that he wants to be a good father and husband. In resulting to be a good roll model he struggles with balancing cultural expectations in his role as father, provider, mentor and husband. Not being able to help the new modern change and technology filled generation change, Lalit seems baffled at the younger generation and their way of life goals. He tries everything in his power to make things run smoothly and to make a good impression, yet Lalit’s expectations are high and he comes from a background of a hard worker.
By placing his faith in man rather than God, he does not receive "any more comfort" (Everyman 304). The same discouragement greets Everyman after his talks with Cousin and Kindred. After Kindred and Cousin leave him, Everyman realizes that "fair promises men to me make, / but when I have most need they me forsake" (Everyman 370-371). Since man will not help him, he turns to goods. Everyman realizes that the goods he has loved his whole life do nothing but hinder his eternal happiness.
When Farmer got married to his wife Didi and then had a kid I thought he would maybe change his ways and become a family man. Paul never becomes a family man because he was in such a habit to go to Haiti and not staying in one place, such as his home with his family that he never changed. Paul always had to be helping somebody. Even though Paul is away from his family for a good cause, I think it isn’t right to start a family but never be around to see them. The third thing that I saw is wrong with Paul Farmer’s lifestyle was that Paul is risking his life, to save others, and if Paul is to get sick or die, his family would have no way to support themselves.