In the poem A Father to his Son by Carl Sandburg, a father advises his son, leading him through a set of guidelines and values to assist him untie the knot of inextricable uncertainties, problems, pain, and complexities of life. Based on his experience, he knows that there is no perfect formula for living. As a result, father suggests values that will help his son lead a purposeful, satisfying life. Markedly, out of his different suggestions, being true and honest stand out. Although limited in poetic devices, personification, rhetoric question, and an enthusiastic one are evident.
The extent to which relationships equate to fulfillment is demonstrated within Romulus my father through retrospective analysis of Gaita and Romulus’ early relationship where Gaita alludes to his positive father son relationship as a primary factory for his present day fulfillment. The text emphasizes the composer’s positive moral values being inherited from his fathers consistent loving, harsh and instructing nature. Demonstrated through Gaitas recollection that ”three things fed my fathers anger: his knowledge that I was lying, his fear for my character and his dismay that he had lost something precious”. Gaita recognizes that the strength of their relationship was due to his father’s persistence. The fear of loosing his son led Romulus to attempt to better himself, seen through the statement “My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” Although this method of parenting gave short-term dismay demonstrated through Raimond’s childhood outburst “you don’t love me”.
Sections such as motives, Jim’s father motives were to get good grade and be accomplished. Jim may not have the same motives as his father did. This is something we have to understand your motives matter, Jim’s motives seems to be trying to make his father proud instead of himself. The way we organize experience is constructivism and in this particular situation I would use personal constructs. Personal construct is your personal way of looking at life, the world, and people around you based upon your experiences.
And he's been absent going on sixteen years!" (Williams 1404). Tom, like his mother, sees he is taking from his father and is anticipating that he too, will leave the family behind. Amanda sees her family as a supportive unit during tough times. She tells her son, "We have to do all that we can to build ourselves up.
When they saw what I do, they will just follow me what i did and learn from it. This become a habit for me and them. I enjoy the feeling from become an good example for my brothers and cousin, but for some reason after we have been grow up, sometime I will thinking why I always have to be the one to do the most stuff at home, and I know I am not the one have most love from my parents, I think we all know the youngest child in the family gets the most love from parents, and they can get whatever they want, but not me, sometime feel not getting equal treatment. And I really want to be the youngest child in family sometime, having a big brother or sister can take care
Huck’s father teaches his only son that life is not worth living, while on the other hand Jim gives Huck the strong fatherly support that Huck needs including, friendship, and knowledge for Huck to become a real man unlike his father. Even though Huck and Jim are both from different racial backgrounds the time they spend together allows them to surpass their ethnic differences and become just like true family father. For the father son relationship that Huck Finn needs to work requires respect and love from the child for the father. Jim is in the deepest corners of Huck's heart and in the story we see how Huck's powerful his compassion is for Jim. Such an example is when the rattle snake bites Jim, and Huck ensures that he brings him back to life.” Jim told me to chop off the snake's head and throw it away, and then skin the body and roast a piece of it.
The father is all about his son, probably the best a father could be to protect his son. His stand- point on God is he wants his son to have something to believe in when he is gone. He tries to convince the child, and possibly himself that God is still an active cause to believe in, “My job is to take care of you. I was appointed to do that by God” (77). Here and there he will make small references for the kid even though his belief is cloudy.
Two children and one parent is not the best combination, especially when the children are girls who like to spend a lot. I did not mind bringing myself up because I had more control over things and I enjoyed helping bring my little sister up. There were times where I did wish I had more of a parental figure in my life, but I could not complain much. When I did ask for my dad’s help, he tried to be there for me, but sometimes he would not be. Whenever I needed to schedule a doctor’s appointment, my dad always made me do it for myself.
In the end, a balance between both conformity and self-reliance must exist in order for the individual to succeed and find happiness. Originality and self-reliance are commendable traits in a person. As Emerson puts it, “the power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried”. Emerson, in many respects, encourages man to follow his dreams, to forge his own paths. Man must be creative, remain in control of his future, and stand strong in the face of opposition.
Patricia Gonzalez ENC (Ref# 640359) Essay #2 September 8th, 2011 The Meaning of Family Family is the central point of our lives; we obtain love, laugh, comfort, listen, and are there always for each other. For me, family is one of the most important things in my life. Not necessarily have to be blood related to be family because there are many good friends that sometimes are better that the bloods related families. When I was living with my family I did not know exactly what a family is for someone until I decide to move alone. But now, I can easily notice that a family has several unconditional values.