In the book Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, Novalees mother and Willy jack pretended to love her when they needed things from her. Others, like Sister Husband, showed her what a real family was like. She showed Novalee that even if you just met the person, they can care for you more than your biological family ever could. Forney proved to her that love really does exist and that a family is the people who love and care for you. Novalee made sure that she had a family that would care for her and love her and care for and love Americus, too.
By being able to understand her father without him using words shows how similar they are, and how much they understand each other. In a way, she is also categorizing her mother, and later on her sister, with the sinners, furthering her critical attribute. Another defining feature shared among the family members, is the prim and proper attitude towards everything. When the family is attempting to meet their sixty-one pound maximum requirement, Leah says even when they are “trimming” back it does not help them reach that constraint. Rather than saying, “cutting” back, as most would, she says the more gracious thing, offering insight into her upbringing as well as her parent’s parenting styles for the reader.
Ed's friends in The Messenger become like his family, as a family does they guide and support him through his journey. We also see the theme self-discovery throughout the poem Fifteen. All three texts have a varied yet definite connection to a family's influence on someones journey to self-discovery. Alice's family in Unpolished Gem have a fateful influence her. Alice's parents tell her who she is permitted to see.
She witnesses her mum overcome the need to be part of the white world and her relationship with Errol parts. In the final scene we see Errol and Dollys colliding of similarities and values. The understanding that they werent so different afterall presented in the short sentence 'just like dolly' in this sequence Errol compares himself to Dolly and creates a sameness and connection of their values. Errol proves to Gladys and Nan Dear that he is now worthy of this relationship. Part of belonging with Errol for Dolly, meant being accepted into her own relationship with her family and culture to belong.
Carton stated that “if [his] career were of that better kind that there was any opportunity or capacity of sacrifice in it, [he] would embrace any sacrifice for [Lucie] and for those dear to [her]” (Dickens chapter 19). Carton comforts Ms. Manette and reassures her that he will be there for her in her time of exigency. He informed her to “think now and then that [he] would give his life to keep a life [she loved beside her]” (Dickens chapter 19). Even in the absence of her husband “She arranged the little household as exactly as if [he] had been there” (Dickens 35) to visualize her quarters as if he were there. Lucie devotes her time to her husband from day to day while he is imprisoned.
6.) He treats them well and wishes he could pay them more due to the fact that they deserve it, but, he can’t. If he does he will not be able to receive the loan that he desperately needs in order to keep his farm up and working 7.) They show their ignorance in their actions. Ruthie for example thinks that Winfield has broken the toilet, which they don't know that is what it is, when he flushes the toilet.
He was tired to be working for someone else, he rather buy the land and start a business he did not wanted to be like his father. He regretted and wished that his father was not an slave they did not had the opportunity to do so before but since the opportunity has presented he did not wanted to waste time arguing weather the piano was worth keeping or
During the World War I era girls were much more proper and disciplined than now days. Helens respect and love for Krebs is hardly talked about in the story although there is no doubt has a lot of both feelings towards Krebs. Although Krebs doesn’t receive the homecoming as a soldier that he thought he would Helen is there to tell and show how proud of him she is. Helens choice to invite her brother to her softball game is one of the signs of how much she looks up to Krebs and wants his involvement in her life. Krebs being the only other sibling of Helen make a huge impact on there relationship.
“And here is your lanyard, I replied, which I made with a little help from a counselor (29-30.) In this line, we grasp how the narrator feels confident that the lanyard he braided would give his mother the passionate satisfaction that she once gave him. One of the key phrases in this line that demonstrates self- confidence in the narrator is “with a little help from a counselor”. With that help he received, he feels that the lanyard is something huge that can recompense his mother. The other tone that is seen throughout this poem is the mother’s responses.
The most significant objects in the story, which Dee wanted to have, are the two hand sewn quilts that were created by Grandma and Aunt Dee. These quilts are full of history; contain pieces of dresses worn by Grandma Dee and a piece of Dee’s Great Grandfather’s Civil War uniform. The quilts had already been promised to Maggie for when she married John Thomas, but Dee feels the quilts should be hers. Dee saw the quilts as objects to be shown off and kept in perfect condition, while Maggie had an emotional connection to the quilts that would last even without them. “‘She can have them, Mama,’ she said, like somebody used to never winning anything, or having anything reserved for her.