And so Okonkwo was ruled by one passion – to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness (Chapter 2 Pg 3).” This quote shows the truth of how Oknonkwo was not really this cruel, tyrannical man. He lives his life in constant fear of being a failure the same as his dad. Who was very weak and considered lazy by his tribe. Even his father’s death has brought shame to Okonkwo.
Applicable Theories of Criminal Behavior Social Risk Factors: He didn’t always live in poverty, but once his family wasn’t there he was in poverty. He also received rejection by his peers, when they often teased him because of his deformity. Parental and Family Risk Factors: His mother used a very authoritarian style to shape and control her sons. This caused irreparable damage to Gein throughout growing up. His mothers parental monitoring was too much, she never let Ed do anything and always kept him hidden.
Lazarillo soon learns to be tricky and sneaky in order to survive and get food since his masters would not feed him well. By the end of the novel, although his hard-gained survival and finally reaching the social level he always hoped to attain in his life, Lazaro, does not seem to be a man of honor; which is one of the most important values a person had to have to be socially accepted. After all the years of observing his masters’ hypocrisy, materialism and greed, he marries the archpriest’s mistress for what he can gain. He did not want anyone’s interference or opinion in his decision and just wanted to be happy and know he did the right things after all the hardship he went through in life. His desire for survival and fulfilling the socially acceptable roles of a man has made him an antihero as well as the hero of this novel.
Pat Conroy does not consider what he has is a family because he does not like his father; in fact, he refers to his father as being a bullying and violent father. He is not close to his siblings, and his mother always stands up for the father, they also do not even
His biggest strike against him is that he is too controlling and only sees rolls from his viewpoint. His agent, George Fields, explained that no one will hire him because of his bad reputation. In his personal life, Michael is a bit of a jerk that treats women poorly, especially his long term friend and fellow actor Sandy Lester, a woman who already has self-esteem issues.
Their father, of course refuses to do it, but he can’t take long wife’s complains and takes his children to their death. It shows again the ugly faces of wicked stepmothers, who will do everything for their stability and sake, fathers show their lack of willpower, strictness, prove that they are imbecile enough, that even cannot stand strong on their points and refuse to wives. For father in “Hansel and Gretel” his own full stomach and good mood of his wife is more important than his own children. It is not the first time , when in folklore and tales fathers abandon their child, but the reason of doing it in “Hansel and Gretel” is small and stupid. If there is no food, parents should work more, share their last loaf of bread with their children, but not to take them to death.
Curley treats his wife as an object and forbids her from talking to other people. Candy is old, disabled, and can not work. Crooks is being racially discriminated and bullied. As a result, their lonely. Curley’s Wife’s loneliness is caused by her husband.
Joe Yanulevich A tragic hero is someone of superior qualities and status, who suffers a reversal of fortune due to major character flaws. In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Achebe portrays his own characterization of a tragic hero through Okonkwo, the main character. Okonkwo is a self-made, well-respected member of the Umuofia clan. Though outwardly stern and powerful, much of his life is dictated by internal fear. His greatest, overwhelming worry is that he will become like his father; lazy, unable to support his family, and cowardly.
Mayella is rarely explained through out the novel so her background is kept short and simple, however you can see the great affect of not having a mother around has on her. Mayella consequence from not being vocal and telling the truth in To Kill a Mockingbird is one of personal growth. She does not learn how to take ownership for her actions neither does she learns how to stand up against her father. Mayella Ewell and her father Bob will always have the blood of Tom Robinson on their hands because of his abusiveness and because Mayella is complacent about her fathers angry
There is less love in the family because there is no connection between them, no connection between father and son. Also in act one, Eric quite simply interrupts his father but his father retaliates with frustration and pride. “Yes, I know-but still-“……. “ just let me finish Eric, you’ve a lot to learn yet”. Because of Eric’s lack of manors, Mr. Birling uses his pride to belittle his son which is very upsetting for Eric and its not how a parent should treat their children.