Whenever his dad got a yellow card from school informing about his absence, Sonny got punished; his dad would beat him as hard as he could. Sonny hated his dad so much that he wanted to kill that “evil mean man”. But, before he could do such a thing, he preferred to “cat out”, to escape from his dad for a few days. He slept in every comfortable place that he could find in the city and stayed there as long as he wanted to or until he got sent to the Children’s Center. When it came to winter, Sonny usually decided to stay home or stay in school to be warm.
On other days, Dave tried to elude any attention. He is no longer made to stand in the corner of his mother's bedroom but he is made to stand for hours in front of a mirror. His mother would smash his face against the glass and pressure him to frequently say, “ I am a bad boy!” His older brothers, Ron and Stan, would ignore him. Dave was sent to search for items in the house. This was often an all-day adventure.
He cries himself to sleep each and every night because he has no one to look up to in his life. Tyson thinks quite a lot of his mother and she is very special to him, but she is just not the masculine strength that he needs. His mother is always reassuring him that he is a handsome, young man and will one day find a companion. That is truly the least of Tyson’s concerns when he has a mother to look after and provide for. The only companion that he really wants is his father so that he can teach him how to hunt properly.
Each character’s dream gets crushed from the reality that was faced in their journey, and this awakens George to the impossibility of his dream of owning land, and sadly proves that the Crooks were right: such paradises of freedom and safety are not found in this world. The farm symbols a sense of protection that George and lennie are looking
As a baby he was sickly so she “babied him, he got his way”. His mother talks about a time when Clinton wanted to stay up later and finish watching a movie. He screamed so loud and threw such a fit when she made him turn it off. Early the next morning that neighbor came over and said. “So, you didn’t let Clinton watch any extra television last night.” Despite this Clinton is his mothers life.
She wants her sons father to rekindle their relationship and for them to be a family. She also wants to start taking classes at a community college but her mother or boyfriend are not supportive of her doing so. Jenna does not trust leaving her son with her boyfriend because he really does not spend any time with him or seem to be concerned with him. Her boyfriend only is concerned with Jenna taking care of his needs by cleaning and cooking. Jenna’s mother and her get into arguments over Jenna asking her mother to watch her son.
Lina had almost given up her hopes of survival as everyone in the huts they made to survive caught diseases such as dysentery, typhus, and lice; but Lina’s mother had befriended one of the USSR guards before she died and he sent for a doctor to save the prisoners from disease. The story ends with Lina’s hope to return home to her boyfriend and to restore her nation of Lithuania. Elena does not bargain or take risks when her children’s safety is in jeopardy. As the Vilkas family is being sorted by the Soviet soldiers onto trains headed for the labour camps Jonas Vilkas is pulled away from his mother to be transported in the men’s train. Elena begged with the Soviet officer to let him stay with her and then “ripped the amber pendant right from her neck and pressed it into the NKVD’s hand” as a bribe.
Unkle Billy escaped his direct fate by dooming the others and it is never let known to the reader if he becomes happy later on in his life, though it is doubted by his cynical and untrustworthy nature; he would probably never let himself be happy by always fearing the world around him. Oakhurst and the Duchess both had more life to look forward to and so far they had been living life on their terms, even if it wasn’t the optimal way to live. The Innocent and Piney had each other and had run away to fulfil their lives of happiness together. Mother Shipton was the only one in the confining cabin that didn’t have something specific to look forward to after the mountains, yet she had been living her life the way she choose before the exile. Society had thrown out Oakhurst, Duchess and Mother Shipton for them being themselves; by living their successes they were condemned.
Their mother’s cause them to fail in achieving their dreams of a loving male relationship, a decent education and an independent life. These three common goals are eradicated by the interfering nature of their mothers. To begin, Bella’s continual effort to please her mother, “Grandma Kurnitz” has caused her to let go of her dream of a fairy tale romance. Bella wants to be with a man and wants to start a life. Her mother on the other hand, means so much to her, she doesn't want her to be alone.
Relationship with Papa / Mama • Eager to please Papa: “God will deliver us.” I said, knowing Papa would like my saying that. ..Then he reached out and held my hand, and I felt my mouth were full of melting sugar.” • Mindless obedience: After her mother’s miscarriage following a beating the family prays for her forgiveness. “I did not even think to think what Mama needed to be forgiven for.” P. 36 • Lack of independence: “I had never thought about the university, where I would go or what I would study. When the time came, Papa would decide.” • New attitude to Papa: At the end of their stay, when Aunty mentions her father has called, Kambili physically reacts in fear – “my head was filling up quickly with blood or water or