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
In the excerpt from the letter written by Lord Chesterfield to his son, he implies that he would like to advise his son and also reveal his own values. The author uses several rhetorical strategies throughout the text, such as anaphoras, rhetorical questions, and metaphors, which indicate his own values. Lord Chesterfield uses long sentences, separated by colons or semicolons, which may suggest he wants to advise his son in a quick, but friendly manner. Lord Chesterfield uses irony by when he first addresses his son, he does not “mean to dictate as a parent; only to advise as a friend.” As the letter continues though, he hints to his son that he is his father, and indeed he wants him to listen and follow to what he is informing his son of. The author also continues to explain to his son that he is “absolutely dependent upon him” and that “he neither had, nor can have a
If the father fulfills his son;s requests to the best of his ability, he believes their relationship will last. Lee uses allegory by taking this small story to represent an entire relationship between a father and son. Li-Young Lee uses several literary devices in his poem "A Story" to show the complex relationship between a father and son. Lee utilizes structure, point of view, and allegory to represent the intricate relationship between a father and
Ethical Aspects in The Road Compared with Today's Society In the novel, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, McCarthy writes about a father and son who try to survive after a tragic catastrophe. Although McCarthy never reveals the father or son's name, he brings them to life by vividly describing their actions. This description gives the reader the ability to relate to their actions and helps portray the father and son's relationship. Throughout the novel, the father and son build a strong relationship which is built around love, fear, and determination. McCarthy also uses the setting to help demonstrate the father and son's hopeless situation.
In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the author uses the parallels of, Amir and Soraya, and their love and tension relationship with their fathers to demonstrate in the end, their fathers all they want is what is the best for them. As a kid, Amir has a complex relationship with Baba. He always wanted Baba for
It’s incredibly evident to the reader that Lord Chesterfield’s son takes advantage of him and this letter is probably Lord Chesterfield’s last effort to guide his son. Lord Chesterfield’s wisdom and core values that he has acquired throughout his life are portrayed into this detailed letter to his son using a variety of rhetorical strategies. In Lord Chesterfield’s introduction to his letter, the atmosphere of the message itself is modest and gentle. He uses his words in such a way that it comes off as if the advice he is going to give is something that his son has grown tired of hearing but Lord Chesterfield is going to share this same piece of advice one last time with his son in a gracious way. One example of Lord Chesterfield’s humble attempt to fill his son with his judgment is through personification: “I know how unwelcome advice generally is;” (lines 5-6).
For example in the poem Felick’s Skrzynecki, the composer creates a deep affection for the father-son relationship as shown in the opening of the poem “my gentle father”. The use of the personal pronoun “my” is highly significant because it indicates that he feels a deep personal attachment to his father, as is the adjective “gentle” also shows that the speaker doesn’t fear his father’s authority but rather respects him. Yet the speaker “inherits a language unknowingly”, where he has no say about his cultural heritage. The father expects the speaker to accept the heritage and embrace it. But in the poem Postcard, the speaker asks the question “What more do you want besides the gift of despair?” This suggests a sense of loss and alienation.
The correlation between relationships and an individual’s sense of belonging can be clearly seen in the loving relationship between Romulus and his son Raimond. Both truly belong to each other through the unconditional bond of love between parent and child. The relationship also gives belonging to both through Raimond giving his father the strength to overcome constant tragedy as shown by the quotes “My son is everything to me." and “never say I don’t love you” and with Romulus doing everything in his power for his son to have a better life “he denied himself so I would have more”. The technique of anecdotes is used throughout the book to show how strong their love and sense of belonging to each other is such as how Raimond always feels safe and loved when riding with his father on their bike “Most of all, I remember his strong, bare, sun-darkened arms on either side of me as I sat on the petrol tank.” These anecdotes also allow the responder to connect more personally with the characters and their history and more fully understand their relationship.
Maya Williams Ms. Radford English 111 16 October 2011 Creative Writing Response: A River Runs Through It “Help is giving part of yourself to somebody who comes to accept it willingly and needs it badly.” Paul and Norman’s father desires for his sons to be compassionate towards other people. Not only to show courtesy and character, but helping someone also demonstrates God’s endless love and mercy he shows to anyone who willingly accepts Him as his/her savior. As a minister, this father’s ultimate goal as a parent is to raise his children to be as Christ like as humanly possible. He yearns to find assistance for his mischievous son, Paul, and directs this quote at Norman during some of his final days of life. Most of the time, people
Incredibly he has to fill these shoes of glory and honor which makes his goal a very challenging one. He still lives in his boyish phase in which he is questioning his next actions and whether or not his father is actually dead. However, Athena visits and speaks to him about the possibility of his father’s survival, and gives him guidance to his next move. From this action I can conclude that Telemachus still needs much advice on how to become a leader. What stands out as well is his position against his mother’s resentment of the bard’s song which entails of the heroes who fought in the battle of Troy.