Adam has finally has his father and son moment with one of his children that he is grateful to express himself to his son Cal. By saying he trusts Cal he has gain even more love and forgiveness for not being with his children for many years. Plus, Adam is able to not be like his father but instead be the opposite with just one of his children. Cal – “He though sardonically of telling him about his mother, to see how he would handle I, but he withdrew the though quickly. He didn’t think Aron could handle it at all,” (Steinbeck 586).
‘Not proud, you have; but thankful, that you have: proud can I never be of what I hate;’ Juliet speaks to her father; she is trying to sound grateful for the marriage but is struggling to do that. She repeatedly uses the adjective ‘proud’, this is effective because she is showing her father a lot of respect for what he has done, this was extremely common in Elizabethan time as children had to show respect for their parents. Juliet uses proud to show that she is happy for the thought of the marriage but she also repeats the word ‘proud’ this makes a deliberate to contrast to when it is used before. Juliet uses a semi colon in the dialog, the effective of this is that it allows Juliet to add more detail to what she is saying to her father, and it helps her to speak in detail, it then permits her to add more
Unwisely utilizing money in large amounts to buy unnecessary objects, Jackie, despite supposedly being the second-in-command of her family, remains unaware her family does not have enough money to spend wildly and uncaringly. Therefore, instead of keeping the family strong, she sinks it into debt. Moreover, Jackie, by circumventing her reality check, similarly how she brings her family debt, believes she gains strength from her marriage to David, whilst, entirely opposite to her thinking, David does not gain strength from the marriage, even going as far as to describe Jackie as his wife is the same as having another child (Greenfield). Jackie does not have a stable grasp of the current reality. This also shows Jackie’s position in the family: equal to her children, meaning she has no power within it—she has no role.
Matt now has a son, a good wife, and an ordinary life; he still has a good family life without going to university. In contrast with Kate, although she has good education and job, she doesn’t have her own family and in fact, she says, “I had never thought I would really love anyone.” (89) From another perspective, she seems to be the one that is going to have a sad life. Similar with Luke, when he rejects Sally it is due to his responsibility as a caregiver. He is happy with his decision since it is for his family. If Matt chooses to go to university instead and leaves Marie, he will most likely lose his happiness and truly be an emotionless “nerd” and suffers like Kate who does not truly knows the meaning of love.
Wily treated his wife with no respect when they were together around their sons. When they were alone he treated his wife with love respect and courtesy. I think Wily did that because he just wanted to connect more with his son without his wife interrupting them. I feel wives back then were treated like that but stayed with their man because a family and a marriage was the most important thing back then. Women now days are more independent and know if they are treated that way then they should leave.
As time progresses it becomes more likely for a family to exist without a present mother or father, whether it be to divorce or the two never being married to begin with. As it becomes more common, we also see that it is growing to be more accepted. We see the bond that is created through the McPherons and Victoria. When looking at the three, you may think it is an odd family, but they prove to love each other just as much as any “normal” family in our society today. Our society is beginning to accept that family means more than just your blood, but who actually takes on the role of truly being your
Dobson is “Rules without relationships lead to rebellion.” (Dobson, 217). I am a living witness of this quote and how my parents raised me personally. I grew up in a household without my father where my mother and grandmother played the role of father and mother. However, my mother was not the parent figure I clung to always, but more so my grandmother. My grandmother and I had a great relationship where I could tell her anything, we could go shopping or out to eat together.
While she is on the Victory Tour, she allows no one to cater her needs because that’s not how she lived back at home. She likes doing everything on her own because she says. “If I do it by myself, I shall have no reason to be mad at anyone but me”. I’ve also been independent because I never had stable parents or guardians to rely on. From a young age, I moved out of my house, I had to get a job, and pay for my own necessities.
Her dream came to reality when she travelled around the corner and met the O’Reillys who loved and cared for her a in a way her mother hadn’t. Barbara felt safe, with the O’Reillys; they were the loving, caring family Barbara never had. Ma tells Barbara in the story, “’It doesn’t matter where you’re from, love. You’re safe here now. You’re one of us now,’” (p. 62).
Couples never thought much about it. The newlyweds had the mindset of always being together as a family and leaving divorce as a last resort. In this time period, the traditional roles of mother and father dominated. The mother was to be the house wife. She was to raise the children and do house chores.