The father feels that people shouldn’t be trusted. The boy sees past that and feels that there is good in everyone. The boy believes that some where out on the road other people like them exist. One conversation shows us this: There are other good guys. You said so.
It is clear to the reader that his son takes his father for granted and the letter is a last-ditch effort by Lord Chesterfield to help him. The values, which Chesterfield has acquired throughout his life, are reflected in this letter to his son using many different rhetorical strategies. Lord Chesterfield organized the letter to his son in a way that was
This causes him to make decisions that the boy views as wrong in order to survive. Exile can also be enriching. Sophocles showed this in his Oedipus trilogy. Oedipus’ exile forced him to examine his life and therefore move past his mistakes and hope for the future. The father and sons’ experience is much the same.
Lord Chesterfield’s apprehensive warning shows the adoration he has for his young son, who has traveled far away from his home to receive a college education. By using anaphora and metaphor, he is informing his son that the world he is about to dive into will not always be temperate, but can easily get hot. Chesterfield, just like any other dad, truly has his son’s best interest at heart. The author’s diction demonstrates how he understands the trials and tribulations that his son will imminently be experiencing. He “know{s}” that “advice {is} generally” “unwelcome” and he “know{s}” that its not “followed”, however he “know{s}” that teenagers still “want it.” By using anaphora he is telling his son that he accepts the fact his advice will be rejected on the outside, but will be stored in a memory bank on the inside.
This is the falling relationship between a son who always looked at his father as a role model but now wants someone knew to look at…simply because he feels as if there is something more this person could teach him. The syntax demonstrates the order of growth. The son at first seems to want to stay with the same old routine as always but finally breaks and tells his father that he wants a change. The father is skeptical at first
Matt’s relationship with Tam Lin and El Patrón shows how father figures can have a heavy influence on a child’s action, resulting in an overall change in their future behaviors. The two men taking up fatherly roles in the novel illustrate their similar traits to Matt through their actions. Both men appear to care for Matt deeply, treating Matt as if he matters and is not simply a clone to be used. Similarly, they also give him a sense of strength, continuing to shape Matt’s young mind. Their care gave Matt a form of stability, forming his character and keeping him from becoming someone like Tom, a young man who has received no love and positive attention.
When he talked to the past friend of Sonny’s, that’s where he starts to see what’s been going on with his brother, because of the things this guy is told him. But he really starts to get an understanding of everything going on with his brother Sonny when they actually sit down and talk after Sonny gets back home from serving his punishment. Sonny opened up to his brother. He let him know why he was involved with the drugs, and how it makes him feel when he plays his music. When he finally went out with Sonny to the place in the village, his eyes were really opened.
81.). He feels he is not as “brilliant as his father. His frustration lies in explaining his perceived shortcomings to his father. The direct definition his parents are communicating is that Jim is smart, but just does not apply himself and it is as simple as studying harder. If this keeps up Jim may just start to believe it.
It also shows how much he wanted a “father form heaven”: someone he could rely on to earn for his family and support him. Frank thinks his dead brothers won’t ever have to deal with such worries and not getting what they want. He realizes that death may have not been such a bad thing for Eugene but a way of escaping all of life’s hardships for a much more heavenly place. He even seems to be a bit jealous! This suggests that he thought death was better than life at one point.
At the same time however, just like the fire, the road could represent hope and faith. Hope is symbolized through the fact there could be something gratifying or commendable further down it. Although the road is a straight path, a person existing in this time can travel two paths, the path of evil or the path of good. The father and the boy believe they are on “the road” of mercy and kindness even though the father’s actions can tell us otherwise. However, with being a good guy, the father understands he must stand by his principle of realism and only care for his son and himself in times