It is first shown through the major scene in the story, the death of Eugie. Arnold abandons his brother after his death by just standing up, leaving the body and picking peas, he does not call for help. This theme is also illustrated through the boy’s relatives. His uncle, Andy, portrays a negative obstacle set in front of him. Uncle Andy made Arnold feel abandoned and hurt when he stated “Not a tear in his eye”, this statement proves to show that his uncle did not care for him at the time and did not help comfort him.
Who’s to Blame? In the Nineteen-Forties the father was the head of household and his life’s works were passed down to the sons. It was a patriarchal era and it was essential to have a strong relationship between a man and his sons to sustain a strong family. In the Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman the protagonist, Willy Loman, is depicted as an incompetent father to his two sons Biff and Happy. Willy has no reminiscence of his own father; he lost his father during the early years of his childhood.
After being hit by his own father, Sarty thinks to him self: “If I had said they wanted only the truth, justice, he would have hit me again.” (189). It is obvious that Sarty is afraid and aware the consequences if he acts out against his family. Throughout the story Abner displays an abusive, heartless character that is loyal only to him and struggles with class warfare and pyromania. After being sentenced to leave the country the family arrives at their next house, He never shows any emotion to his family, never once an apology for putting them through so much for his actions. He demands his two daughters to “get out of them chairs and help your Ma unload” (189).
Guilt. This would explain why Conrad doesn’t have a connection with his mother because he never received praising for his accomplishments. The character Calvin in the movie is Conrad’s father and he experiences Ego Integrity vs. Despair in Erickson’s theory. Throughout the movie Calvin becomes more and more aware of what kind of relationship his wife and son, Conrad have and after the death of his oldest son he realizes what kind of person his wife is.
Following “The Day” of the nuclear attacks he becomes wholly responsible for his brother Mark's family and embraces the people who live around him. Eventually he emerges as the leader of the entire town. Dan Gunn - Fort Repose's doctor, and Randy's best friend. A bitter divorce has left Dan perpetually broke and disillusioned. After “The Day,” he rediscovers his meaning for life.
However, the absence of Odysseus has had the largest effect on Telemakhos, his son whom he left as a newborn. Because he didn’t have a father to show him the ways of the world growing up, he has become insecure and unable to lead in his current state. In Book IV of the poem, it is shown how broken Telemakhos is, and how much he needs his father. Regardless, his eloquence, natural bravery (partially due to his father’s genes), and his respect for his elders and superiors compensate for Odysseus’s absence. Telemakhos, being the son of Odysseus, is the prince of Ithaca.
Jim was more of a father figure in Huck’s life rather than his actual father. The opening of the book displays a series of events for Huck, " Huck awaits the arrival of his father, escapes him, rushes off in a blaze of ambivalence with his alternate father, Jim." (Segal 20) Just like any child, Huck was in need of a father in his life. He couldn’t talk to the Widow about everything and she wasn’t really his “family.” Huck was extremely rebellious growing up because he didn’t have a father figure tell him right from wrong. The only person Huck could relate to was his friend Tom Sawyer; unfortunately Tom wasn’t the best role model for Huck.
As Elie was becoming stronger his father Chlomo had a dramatically opposite effect and was slowly loosing faith. This was shown when Elie saw his father, a well-respected and stern man, crying after finally realizing his family’s fate. ‘My father was crying. It was the first time I had seen him cry. I had never thought it possible.’ At that point was when Chlomo and Elie’s relationship changed as Chlomo relies on Elie in order to get through the rough times they had ahead in the camps.
He, his mother and sisters were parted at the camp and he has no hope to see them ever again. "Men to the left! Women to the right..."(pg 27). Elie’s father is old and weak and he realizes his father will not survive on his own. He also knows it may be too late to save him.
We explore how retelling the stories bring up the pain from war experience, and it lets the soldiers work through it after the war had ended. The protagonist is unable to tell his war experiences and therefore drives silently around; this lack of audience prevents him from arriving at a similar understanding. Norman Bower is finding himself at a loss, he comes home to nothing, his friends are all dead, his girlfriend is married and he has nobody to share his wartime stories with. The structural framework that the narrator is represented in is; that his life goes in circles, he is constantly thinking about the traumatizing experiences the