They were not like the other kids in their grade. They “spoke only when spoken to” (Flack, 4) and they were regarded as “born scavengers too, for they spent hours foraging in the town dump.” (Flack, 4) This gave their peers a strange feeling towards them. Furthermore, the kids were also teased for other reason and “some of their classmates scoffed at the leaf, lard and black bread sandwiches they ate for lunch, huddled in one corner of the recreation room, dressed in their boiled-out ragpickers’ clothes. After school they headed straight for home, never lingering on the playground.” (Flack, 4) The Duvitch children were different from the rest, they would do certain things that were unlike the rest of the boys and girls and they were not accepted because of this. Towards the end of the story, during the dinner with Andy’s family, Andy began to realize the children’s real personalities.
Firstly, the school kids mocked and harassed the Duvich kids. “Before she could put a stop to it, some of their classmates scoffed at the leaf, lard and black bread sandwiches they ate for lunch, huddled in one corner of the recreation room, dressed in their boiled-out ragpickers’ clothes. After school they headed straight for home, never lingering on the playground.”(4) This showed that even though they tried to keep to
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.
At home, he lived in fear of his mother and resented his father for not helping him. His siblings, at the insistence of his mother, often joined in abusing him. Dave Pelzer had every reason to develop into a product of nurture. After entering the foster care program, Dave Pelzer did not know how to behave in society. He defied his foster parents rules and go in trouble at school.
A common stereotype is that the poor, uneducated parent isn’t going to be involved with their child’s progress and school activities. This is based on the assumption that these families are uneducated, and therefore will not be interested in their child’s education. However, other factors are not thought of. Some of these immigrant families cannot participate in PTO meetings because they are working long hours in our agriculture fields, getting home late and having to still help with homework, cook dinner and get their children to bed. These families do not work a typical 9-5, this does not mean that they are not involved with their children’s school.
However, it is not a normal school day but Saturday detention. Most of five students come to school with their parents. Unlike the other four students, Bender walks to school alone and careless about whatever happens in front of him. He doesn’t care to avoid the car driven by Alison’s parent coming. Brian Johnson, is as normal as every students are, is dropped off by his mother and his little sister.
As well as to why his mother is acting so differently. As he starts to enter the adolescent stage of identity vs. role confusion, he notices he does not have anyone to turn to. Kids at school are picking on him, abusing him, and teachers have done nothing but call his parents when he gets caught stealing food. He doesn’t have an inspiration. His own brothers begin to take the role of his mother treating him like dirt.
Kids without parents suffer the most, there is no mutual agreement for what's best for the child. The mother would like to have things her way and the father his. They can't combine the sight of each other, even if it means sake of their child. This makes very hard for the child and for the school and for other facilities that has to accommodate for both parents separately. For example “in parent teacher conferences there are two copies of report cards, two of everything because the parents can't agree to share.” This is very sad.
George and Lennie are two migrant workers in the 1930’s that have nothing but each other, and the hope for the realization of an American dream. George being the good man he is has to put up with Lennie who seems to be nothing but trouble. Lennie is an innocent man but the mild mental disability he carries in his life seems to work against him and George. Throughout the book we learn a great deal about the relationship between Lennie and George, and just why George made the decision he made at the end of the novella.
In the novel there was a 14 year old boy from a town called the port where hardly anything happens. He lives with his mother, father, brother, sister but really does not connect that well with his dad. He has a really good friendship with this aboriginal boy named dumpy. First Gary is very unconfident. This is due to his abusive father who calls him a gutless wonder ‘’Gary is scared about being 1st ruck in the footy grand final by accident he helps the team by getting in the umpires way and makes him loose time and misses.