Also, yesterday I hated him; now we were calling each other by our first names” (67). The friendship of the boys, though unlikely, grows to benefit them both. Mainly, Reuven is able to “liberate” Danny from his father. Danny’s father is very strict and cold, and seemingly unloving. Reb Saunders uses the silent parenting style on Danny, where he only speaks to him while studying religion.
Arturo’s grandfather tells Arturo “I always thought your father was a cabrón.” While his grandfather is continuing to insult Raul, alongside his side of the family, Arturo can’t help but to think negative thoughts about his father. Whatever Arturo once admired about his father is squashed. The most famous quote in story, from Arturo’s grandfather is: “Let’s hope he’s not too much his father’s son.” These words seem to echo in Arturo’s head throughout the entire story. We start to see a definite change in Arturo; he has switched from being his father’s son, to being his mother’s son. In the back of his head, he knows that there is a sure chance that his parents will
William Shakespeare's Hamlet and August Wilson's Fences are built upon father-son relationships. Both plays show a connection between father and son that overrides any other power, whether fought for through murder or through something as simple as a cold-hearted attitude. While Claudius and Troy share selfish, lustful roles and refuse to realize the potential of a loved one because that would mean accepting their own misfortune, both characters will strive to maintain their ultimate goal of a life filled with power and deceit. Besides the obvious socioeconomic status differences between the two families in each play, there is a similar story told behind each but they are shown through different perspectives and to contrasting extents. In Hamlet, Claudius' character is developed into a shrewd and conniving one.
Amir and Hassan where both concealed of the fact that Hassan was Baba’s true son despite Baba’s himself stating that ‘lying is stealing someone’s right to the truth’. The fact that Amir was finally told this information by Rahim Khan only highlights the idea that he was the only supportive male figure he had in his life, and the lack of communication between Amir and Baba makes Amir question the true identity of his father. In the same way, Amir fails to admit to his father as to what really happened in the winter of 1975, and now feels even more burdened with his ‘past of unatoned sins’ that have haunted him ‘for the last 26 years’. Secondly, many may see that joy was never present in some relationships because of the impact of their fathers on their lives. In Amir’s case, Baba was disappointed not to be graced with the archetypal Afghan son of the 1970’s that was tall, strong, sportive, willing to carry on the family name, but perhaps more importantly being able to stand up in himself.
In the novel, two families lived inside of a single home, two boys and two adults. The young boys were close friends but the simple and linear truth was that Ali was Baba’s servant to take care of the household chores. Derogatory treatment of Hassan was common, even asking him such questions as “[Would you] eat dirt if I told you to” (54). Baba was not fully aware of how Amir treated his servant’s son and he would have been angry if he knew, since Baba was one of few people aware that Hassan and Amir were actually brothers. Baba was the biological father to both sons, and told neither of them.
He even said sentences and words that my family and I had never heard come out his mouth. It is just unbelievable that my brother knows some words like “possible”, “ awesome”, and many more. We always thought that those words were harder for him to pronounce and even hard to understand for him. This has proved that a child behaves better when he or she is with the same age group. After my brother's friend came home, they both played my brother's games and toys.
The next time he goes to Afganistan is when he goes to visit Rahim. Rahim tells him another big turning point, Hassan was his half brother. This makes him feel even worst about the things that he did to Hassan and makes him feel worst about running him and Ali off. He tries to redeem himself and do something good by saving Hassan's son because Hassan has died. I think that Amir would have to do a lot more to take back what he did as a child but I also feel like he saved his son more for Rahim than for Hassan.
The boy protects his father when his mother speaks badly of him. The young boy is naive and ignores the fathers lack of responsibility. This keeps the boys hope of becoming the idyllic father one day intact The relationship between the real father and his son is really controlled by expectations and the idyllic figure a father is to his son. We get the impression of the father´s lack of responsibility and capability of handling a child, through the mother’s comments on the father. The dad´s answers to the euphoric boy aren’t encouraging
The notion of what makes a good father may be a cultural concept, but that doesn't mean that there is necessarily only one way to be a good father. Society should not take a stand against fathers for many reason such as, every case may be different, it is not a crime and it is a family matter. Moreover, every case of fatherlessness differs from other cases. There are cases where fathers may be too young and immature to take care of a family, so they run away and leave their families. But there are situations such as in “I’m Not a Deadbeat Dad” where the father wants to be part of his child’s life, but by law he was required to contribute with 45 % of his salary to the child, and see him whenever the mother allowed (Maldonado 35).
The expected reaction to his father’s rare appearances would be what the child did in the story. He is too young to understand that his father is an important part of his life also. 2. Larry is not reliable as the narrator of events. He is obviously biased against his father and wants his mother’s sole attention.