How the child is being held by the wrist demonstrates the father’s dominate characteristic as well as aggressiveness towards his son. Also, the knuckle being battered shows the violent behavior of the father. The poetic devices used in the poem can then connect to the understanding of the child’s need to hang on like death then continue to be mistreated by the violent father. The poems style can also contribute to the child abuse in the poem by mood and diction. An example of mood found in the poem is, “The whiskey on your breath / Could make a small boy dizzy;” (Stanza 1 Lines 1-2).
When Cole is banished to the island, he is filled with a whirlpool of swirling rage. In the novel, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen, Cole Mathews is a misled young man, who has a knack for getting himself into trouble. Raised by his abusive father and alcoholic mother, Cole’s personality is built upon a foundation of anger and pain. All of these unaddressed emotions cause Cole to commit crimes and bully other kids. With nobody to tell him otherwise, Cole convinces himself that neither of his parents want him.
- First time he has arrived crying (suggest he is over tired from a long night, which may be why his uncles breathe smells like alcohol) - Isolating himself from other children for the first time (suggests he is frightened of others now, or his is copying the behaviour that his uncle showed towards him. - Yelling at other children, suggests that he may have been treated that way (Verbal abuse from his uncle) 2. Which form/of abuse could this uncharacteristic behaviour or indicator be linked to? - Verbal: as the child began to yell at his class mates. - Emotional Harm: Coldness shown to his class mates, although it hasn’t been a long enough period of time to see the extent of emotional harm.
Saying that the boy hung on "like" death is an example of a simile. Line 4 Such waltzing was not easy. This line wraps up the first stanza. In what could be a happy moment, father and son dancing, we see that it's kind of tricky for the son to hold on to his drunken father. Also, if the waltz of this poem is a metaphor for their father-son relationship, this could show that it's not easy to dance between loving and fearing his father's power Lines 5-6 We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; This is not a quiet, stately waltz, but a romp!
It is clear that at the beginning of this excellent comedy Oliver and Orlando are not the best of friends, in spite of their sibling relationship. Note the way that in Act I scene 1 they fight, and Orlando, having his brother trapped in some kind of wrestling hold, tells us that his brother has committed the following crimes against him: My father charged you in his will to give me good education. You have trained me like a peasant, obscuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities. The spirit of my father grows strong in me, and I will no longer endure it! Clearly the hatred that they feel for one another is expressed through their behaviour and the words they use for each other, such as when Oliver insultingly calls his brother a "boy" and he tells the Duke that he hates Orlando just as much as he does, knowing that this will be bad for his brother.
Brittney Lindsey Professor Howard English 102 29 Mar 2013 Journal 1 In The poem “My Papa Waltz”, the relationship between the speaker and his father is an abnormal relationship, his father is engaging his child in his drunken activities .Before the child drifts of to sleep, he gets the opportunity to dance with his father .The Father is so drunk that the alcohol on his breath second handily intoxicates his son and makes him dizzy along with the fast paced dancing. Even though this dancing is an annoyance to his mother, and the child is well aware of this. The son continues to hold on to his drunken father in comfort no matter what the circumstances are. I feel like the son is gaining comfort from his father because, he may not receive any attention at all from his father when he is sober and this is his only opportunity to bond with his father even though he is intoxicated with alcohol. In “The Secretary’s Chant” The speaker turns herself into a machine in comparison to the objects that surround her in her everyday scene as a secretary.
This father appears to become angry. Angry drinkers are said to be some of the worst ones. Line 13, “You beat time on my head.” Some say the father is keeping the beat of the music on his head, but that would be IN his head instead. “You beat time on my head,” sounds like the child is being wacked on the head, in a rhythm. “The hand that held my wrist,” when one is waltzing wrists are not held.
Just for these reasons, the family is suddenly thrown into turmoil when a cultural misunderstanding with the Child Welfare Agency threatens to take their young son from them. Cultural conflict of “the Guasha Treatment” Let to slap one's own son in the face in front of boss in Datong, have fought because his son and the boss' son play the electricity and play games, that boss is Datong's good friend . Why let to hit Dennis? The boss can't understand. Datong
A key similarity in both “Once Were Warriors” and “In the rubbish tin” is the parent/child and alcohol abuse between various characters in the film (Once were Warriors) and the short story (In the Rubbish Tin). In “Once were Warriors” Jake savagely beats Beth with his fists to a pulp in front of their friends; to the extent of her having two black eyes and a swollen face. He has a habit of showing his love for her with his fists; as it is the only way he knows how to express his love. The family environment isn’t friendly or safe what so ever. Jake beats Beth because he knows he has the physical strength over her.
An Obsession With Perfection The journey that Okonkwo takes in the novel goes from hero to villain. This downward journey is caused by many factors. The character Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart is obsessed with proving his masculinity, often by beating his wives and son. Okonkwo’s flaws lead to misery for himself, when he is unable to realize not every action must be a vigorous one. His family suffers when he takes his anger out on them for the simplest things just to prove he is a man.